Nutritional Sciences GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOKfor MS and PhD In-Residence
2017–2019
TABLEOFCONTENTS Welcome+Expectations 3InstructionsforAnnualProgressReport-REQUIREDforallstudents 9StructureoftheGraduateSchoolandAdministrationoftheGraduate
Program 10ResearchInterestsofFaculty 12RegistrationPoliciesandResources 14FinancialSupport-fellowships,scholarshipsandemploymentpolicies 17ResourcesandServices 21AdditionalUniversityAcademicPolicies 24MasterofScienceinNutrition(ThesisandReport) 28includessampleProgramofWork.
DoctorofPhilosophyinNutritionalSciences 32includessampleProgramofWorkandmemosforprelimexam
ProceduresforGraduationforMSandPhD 46Dissertationdefense 48CandidacyProposalFormat(NSRA) 50ExcerptsfromGraduateCatalogs 51NutritionalSciencesGraduateCourses 55 APPENDIX
ExampleCurriculumVita 57
AnnualProgressReportForm 59TravelAwardApplication-ProfessionalDevelopment 60ChecklistofInstructionalDutiesforTeachingAssistants 61PerformanceEvaluation:AssistantInstructor/TeachingAssistant 62ExampleofTimeLogforDocumentingTADuties&TimeSpent 63GuidetoEstablishingResponsibilitiesinSharedSpaceandEquipment 64
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Welcome!Wehopethatyourgraduateeducationalexperiencewillbearewardingnextstepinyourcareerasascientist.Asascientist,youwilljoinanelitegroupofscholarsendeavoringtounlockthemysteriesofnatureforthebettermentofall. Thiscommunityofscholarsthatyouarejoiningcomprisesconsiderablylessthan1/100thpercentofthepopulationofearthbuthassubstantial,ifnotprimary,impactonshapingthefuture.ThishandbookisdesignedtohelpyouwithvariousaspectsregardingtheGraduatePrograminNutritionalSciences.Itdrawstogetherpoliciesandproceduresfromthreemainsources:
ï TheHandbookofOperatingProcedures,website:http://www.utexas.edu/policies/hoppmï The Graduate Catalog, web sitehttp://www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/catalogs/ï TheGeneralInformationbulletinandtheHandbookforGraduateAdvisers
Introduction1
TheGraduateEducationexperienceismuchdifferentfromtheundergraduatelifestyleandeducationalexperiencewithwhichyouarelikelyfamiliar.Themostobviousdifferencesarethatitismuchlessstructured,thateachgraduatestudent’sprogramisunique,andthatitismuchmorefocusedonasingletopicorasmallclusterofcloselyrelatedtopics.
Usuallythefirsttwosemestersarespentmainlyintakingcourseswiththeremainderofthetimespentinfindingamentorandstartingaresearchproject.
EXPECTATIONS
STUDENT
PROGRAM MENTOR1Willis,R. AuthorofmuchoftheHandbook. 2007.
CourseworkUndergraduateeducationprimarilyfocusesoncourseworkandperformanceinthestudent’sclasses,laboratorycourses,etc.Insomeundergraduateprograms,aseniorthesisorequivalentmaybeasmallpartoftheoverallrequirements.Withinamajor,manystudentswilltakethesamecoursesandhaveaverysimilareducationalexperience.Graduateeducationfocusesonresearchandthestudent’sindividualproject.Thestudent’sprojectisoftenapartofamuchlargerprojectwithotherstudentsandoneormorefacultyandstaffinvolved.Therearecoursesthatformacommoncoreforallstudentsinourgraduateprogram,includingclassesfromoutsideNutritionalSciences,designedtoassistyouwiththeresearchtobeperformed.Typicalundergraduateprogramsexpectacourseloadof15ormorecredithourspersemesterandatotalof120-140credithoursinthedegree. Requiredcoursesmeetbothbroadeducationalobjectivesaswellas30-50inthestudent’smajor.Graduatestudentstypicallycarryaloadof9hourspersemesterinadegreeprogramthattypicallyrequires30(M.S.)–90(Ph.D.)credithoursofcoursework,muchofwhichisdevotedtoresearchcredithours. Theexpectationsofinstructorsofgraduatelevelcoursesarehigherthantheexpectationsofinstructorsforundergraduatecourses.Somestudentsfindthattheirundergraduatecoursesrequiredonlyasmallamountoftimeoutsidetheclassroom.Mostgraduatestudentsfindthattheymustspendatleastoneormorehoursofstudyforeachhourspentinclass.Itisverycommonthatthereisnotextbookforgraduatecourses.Coursestypicallydependonavarietyofoutsidesources,especiallyarticleswritteninthescientificjournals.Studentsareexpectedtosupplementtheirclassworkwithsupplementalreadingsinareasinwhichthestudentfeelsunprepared,i.e.astudentmayfindthats/heneedsabetterunderstandingofphysiologyoranatomyinordertodowellinagivencourse.TheM.S.andPh.D.inNutritionalSciencesspecifythecoursesthatallstudentsmusttake(seepages30and34inthisHandbook).Astudent’sfacultysupervisor(mentor)and/orsupervisorycommitteewillnormallyadvisethestudentonwhichadditionalcoursesshouldbetaken.Thestudent’sacademicrecordfrompreviouscourseworkandthestudent’sresearchprojectwilldictatesomeofthecourserequirements.Thefacultyexpectsallstudentstoperformatahighlevelintheircoursework.Whilegradesinclassesarecertainlyimportant,thefacultyisparticularlyinterestedinwhatyoulearnandwhatyouareabletodowithwhatyouhavelearned.
ResearchTheUniversityofTexasatAustinisatop-tierresearchinstitution.ThatmeansthatUT-Austinisamongtheeliteresearchcentersintheworld.Assuch,itsfacultyandgraduateprogramsareresearchintensive.Asastudenthere,yourresearchwillbeyournumberonepriorityandwilldeterminehowwellyoudointheprogram. Thesoonerastudentfindsaresearchprojectandgetsunderway,thesoonerthestudentwillfinishher/hisdegree.Researchisintendedtoproducenewknowledge.Scientistsfindthatanyattempttouncoverandanswerortosolveaparticularprobleminvariablyleadstonewquestionsandnewproblems.Probablythethreemostimportantcharacteristicsofagoodscientistarecuriosity,perseverance,andcarefulobservation.Oneofthegoalsofthefacultyistoinstillorenhancethesequalitiesinourstudents.Moststudentsentergraduateschoolwithonlyageneralidea,ifany,ofthetypeofresearchonwhichtheywanttowork. HowdoIstart? HowdoIfindamentor? HowdoIchoosearesearchtopic?Whatisathesis/dissertation?HowmuchtimeshouldIspend? Doingwhat?
Usually,astudenthasfoundasupervisorinthefirstyearandfinishedcourseworkbytheendofthesecondyear,andhasstartedonaresearchproject.Attendinglectureclassesandseminarsgivesstructuretoastudent’slifewithdefinitemilestonessuchasexams,presentations,andpapers.Theresearchprojecthasfew,ifany,builtinmilestones.Theresearchermustdecidewhatdefinestheprojectandwhatmilestonesareneededtocompletethedifferentphasesoftheproject.Mostgraduatestudentprojectsareapartofthementor’songoingresearchprogramandmaybeincollaborationwithotherstudentsworkingondifferentpiecesoftheoverallproject.Sometimestheprojectisbasedentirelyonthestudent’sideabutmoretypicallyitisaresearchprojectbasedonthementor’sideas.Beingagoodscientistrequiresmorethanjustcomingupwithgoodideas.Tobesuccessful,thescientistmustspendtimereadingpapers,discussingideaswithcolleaguesandstudents,findingtheresourcestocarryouttheresearch,writingupandpresentingtheresultsoftheresearch,etc.Allofthismeansthatbeingaresearchfacultymemberandbeingagraduatestudentisverymuchafull-timejobandmore.Thismeansthatyouareresponsibleforhowmuchprogressyoumakeandhowquickly.Manyprojectsrequiresomeworktobecarriedouteveryday,weekendsandholidaysincluded,e.g.animals/cells/humansubjectsoftenrequireattentioneverydayduringanexperiment.Alargepartofgraduateeducationisdesignedtofosterindependentresponsibility.Mostmentorswillnotcloselymonitorwhenastudentisinthelaborworkingontheprojectunlesstheworkisnotgettingdone.Thefacultyexpectsthatstudentswilltakeresponsibilityfortheirownprojectsandworkdiligentlytocarrythemout.Thisisnotlimitedtotheactuallabworkbutalsoincludesreadingpaperstobecomefamiliarwiththefieldandtostaycurrent. Inthebeginning,itistypicalforastudenttospendhalfofher/histimereadingtheresearchliterature. Itiseasytobecomeoverwhelmed.Thestudentmustlearntobeselectiveinreading.Seekoutadvicefromfellowstudents,yourmentor,otherfaculty,etc.Readingresearchpapersisdifferentfromreadingabook.Gotothewebsitebelowforgoodadviceonreadingscientificpapers.
http://www.biochem.arizona.edu/classes/bioc568/papers.htmManystudents“bogdown”atsomepointintheirgraduateprogram.Thisisespeciallytrueinthe“middleyears”ofastudent’sprogram.Studentsoftensufferfrominsecurity,anxiety,boredom,etc.Thisisnotunusualbutyoumustworkthroughit. Discussitwithfellowstudents,especiallythosewhoarenearlyfinished.Discussitwithyourmentor. Besuretoincludesometimeinyourscheduleforthingsawayfromtheproject,i.e.sometimeforfun.Setrealisticgoalsforyourself.Divideupyourworkintomanageableunits. Mostpeoplefindthatitiseasiertoaccomplishaseriesofsmallgoalsratherthantyingtoachieveonebiggoalasaunit.Yougettothesamepointattheendbutthelatterismoredifficultformostofus. Ifneeded,increasethefrequencyofmeetingswithyoursupervisororothermembersofyoursupervisingcommittee.Keepinmindthatthefacultywantsforyoutofinishyourdegreeasbadly,oralmostasbadly,asyoudo. Wewanteachstudenttosucceed,otherwisewewouldbeworkingataresearchinstituteratherthanauniversity.
DepartmentalSeminarsandRoundtableLunches
TheDepartmentofNutritionalSciencessponsorsaweeklyseminarseries,whichfeaturesstudentspeakersaswellasinvitedguestscientistsofnationalandinternationalreputationtopresenttheirresearchfindings.BecausetheseriescoversadiverserangeofresearchtopicsinthebroadlydefinedareaofNutrition,itisofgreatvaluetothestudent’sacademicdevelopment.EachseminarisprecededbyaRoundtableLunch,whichaffordsthestudentanopportunitytointeractwiththeesteemedguestinaninformalsetting,todiscussscience,graduateeducation,and/orcareerplanning.StudentattendanceatDepartmentalSeminarsisREQUIREDandattendanceischeckedatallseminarevents(visitingspeakersandstudentspeakers). Studentsmustsignineachlecturetoconfirmattendance.Allstudentsareinvitedtoattendroundtableluncheseachweek.
Thesis/Dissertation
Step1–FindaMentorIdeally,duringtheprocessofgettingyourselfadmittedtotheprogram,youhaveidentifiedtwoorthreepotentialmentorsbasedonyourresearchinterestandtheirs. Earlyinyourfirstsemester,orevenbeforeschoolbegins,makeanappointmenttovisitwitheachofthefacultymemberswhoyoufeelarelikelymentorsforyou. Discussyourresearchinterests,yourlong-termcareergoals,andseeifthereisaplaceforyouinthefacultymember’sresearchgroup.Also,talkwithothergraduatestudentstodeterminewhattheirexperienceswiththeirmentorshasbeen.Topicsthatyoushouldbesuretodiscusswithapotentialmentorinclude:Isthereaprojectformeinyourgroup?
Howlongdoyourstudentsusuallytaketograduate?
Willfinancialsupportbeavailableforme?
Whatareyourexpectationsofme?
Howoftenwillwemeet?
Whatbackgroundskillsdoyouexpectmetohave?Whowilltrainmeinthetechniquesneededintheresearchproject?
Whatareyourpastgraduatesdoingnow,i.e.aretheircareersontrack?
DoyouhavesomepapersthatyourecommendthatIread?
Itisexpectedthatallincomingstudentswilldo1to2labrotations. Arrangetoconductalaboratoryrotation(usuallyalengthofonelongsemester)inthepotentialmentors’laboratories.Bythecompletionofyoursecondlongsemester,youshouldhaveamentorthathasagreedtoserveasyourthesis/dissertationsupervisor.Youmustidentifyamentorbeforethestartofyourthirdlongsemesterorfacedismissalfromtheprogram.
Step2–SelectionofCommitteeSupervisoryCommitteesarecomposedofthreeormoremembersoftheGraduateFaculty,includingyourResearchSupervisor(mentor).ThesupervisorandatleasttwootherfacultymembersmustbefromtheGraduateStudiesCommittee(GSC)forNutritionalSciences.AtleastonemembermustbefromoutsidetheGSCforNutritionalScience.Youshouldselectfacultymemberswhocanbringimportantadvicetoyouinareasrelatedtoyourproject.Inadditiontoresearch,thesupervisorinconjunction
withtheSupervisoryCommitteeapprovesthestudent’scourses.TheSupervisoryCommitteemustbesetupbythefinaldayofthefourthlongsemester. UnlessanexceptionisgrantedbytheGraduateAdvisororGSC,failuretoformtheSupervisoryCommitteebythisdatewillresultindismissalfromtheprogram.ItisexpectedthatthestudentwillmeetwiththeSupervisoryCommitteeatleastonceayear.ThisCommitteeperformstheannualreview
ofprogress(dueSeptember15thofeachyear)andsubmitsareportaddressingwhetherornotthestudentismakingsatisfactoryprogresstowarddegreetotheGSCviatheGraduateAdviser.Thiscommittee,withtheapprovaloftheGraduateAdviser,isthecommitteethatadministersthePreliminaryExam(presentationanddefenseofadissertationresearchproposalandsatisfactoryresponsetoquestionsonnutritionandrelatedsciences)inconnectionwithmeetingrequirementsforadmissiontocandidacy.
Step3–FindaThesis/DissertationTopicThisverylikelygotaccomplishedunderStep1.Agoodresearchtopicshouldbeonethatinterestsyouandyourmentor. Yourmentormayhaveawell-definedlong-termresearchprogramandexpectthatmembersoftheresearchgroupcontributetothateffort.Otherfacultymembershavealooserfocusbutworkonprojectsthatarecloselyrelatedtoaresearcharea.Afewfacultymemberswilltakeonanystudentwithaninterestingidea. Theabilityofthementortoprovidetechnicalsupporttoyouisgreatestinthefirstexampleandleastinthelastexample.Ifyouchooseatopicthatisoflittleornointeresttoyou,youwillfinditdifficulttoremainfocusedandtoproceedtocompletion.Allresearchprojectsrequireasubstantialamountofroutineandrepetitivework. Somepartsarefun,othersarenot,buttheprojectmustbecarriedtocompletion.Inordertofinishyourdegreeatornearyourexpectedgraduationdate,youmustclearlydefinetheresearchproblemyouwishtoaddress. Questionstoconsiderinclude:Isthistopicwithinanareaofcurrentresearchintheliterature?Haveyou
clearlydefinedtheresearchproblem(s)tobeaddressed?
Is/aretheproblem(s)one(s)thatcanrealisticallybeaddressedinafewyearsofwork?Areyouandyourmentorinagreementonthescopeoftheprojectanditsprojectedtimetable?Isthistopic
importantenoughthattheresultswillbepublishable?
Step4–ThePreliminaryExaminationAssoonasthetopicisclearlydefinedbyyouandyourmentor,youwillneedtoprepareforyourPreliminaryExamination,whichmustbecompletedpriortothestartofthesixthfullsemester.ThestudentcannotregisterforthesixthlongsemesterwithoutcompletionofthePrelim.Ifthestudentcannotmeetthedeadlinetosuccessfullypassthepreliminaryexam,anextensionofthisdeadlinemustberequestedfromtheResearchSupervisorinwriting,includingboththereasonthatthestudentisnotreadyaswellasaspecificallyoutlinedplanastowhenthestudentwillbereadytotakethepreliminaryexam;thatthisapprovalisnotautomaticandmustbeapprovedbytheGSC.TheobjectivesofthePreliminaryExaminationaretoevaluatethestudent'sunderstandingofandabilitytointegratenutritionalscienceprinciples,andtoevaluatetheresearchpotentialofthestudent,aswellastoevaluateastudent'sprogresstowardsbecomingascientist.Theexaminationwillconsistofanoral(verbal)examinationphase,followedbyapresentationofthewrittenresearchproposal.Theoralcomponentwillconsistofquestionsfromthecommittee
todetermineyourknowledgeofthefieldofnutritionandespeciallythoseareasrelatedtoyourtopic.1Thewrittenresearchproposalwillbeusedtomeasureyourindependentthinkingandwritingabilities,andshouldbeofnomorethan10pages(referencesexcluded)followingtheNIHpredoctoralNRSA(PHS416)guidelinesonpage49ofthisHandbook.Thus,significantandspecifichelpfromfacultyandpeersshouldberestricted.Thefinalproposalmustbeanindependentproductofthestudent.ThewrittenresearchproposalwillbesubmittedtotheResearchSupervisorandtheSupervisoryCommittee4weekspriortothepotentialprelimdate.Theywillreviewtheproposalinatimelymanner.Ifthewrittenproposalisjudgedsatisfactory,youwillthencoordinatewithyourSupervisoryCommitteetoscheduleadateforyourpresentationandexamination.
Iftheproposalisdeemedinsufficientorunsatisfactory,thestudentshouldmeetwitheachcommitteememberforfeedbacktofacilitateediting/rewriting.Therevisedproposalwillbere-submittedwithallduehasteonadateestablishedbythecommitteeforre-evaluation.ThePreliminaryExaminationcannotbescheduleduntilthewrittenproposalisapprovedbythecommittee.Ingeneral,thelineofquestioningduringtheoralexaminationphasewillbederivedfromthesubjectmatterofthewrittenresearchproposal,butthequestionsmaybebroadinscope,toallowthecommitteetoevaluatefullyyourknowledgeofbasicnutritionalscienceprinciples.Duringtheexamination,itislikelythatyourcommitteewill“tweak”yourproject,i.e.theywilloffersuggestionsofwaystoimprovetheprojectinscopeandtoincreaseyourlikelihoodofsuccess.Theexaminationphasewillbefollowedimmediatelybyaclosedevaluationphase,duringwhichthesupervisorycommitteewilldiscussandevaluateyourperformance.FormatoftheResearchProposal:TheformatoftheproposalshouldfollowtheformatofatypicalNIHpredoctoralNRSA(PHS416).Thatis,itshouldcontainfoursections,undertheheadings:1)SpecificAims,2)BackgroundandSignificance,3)ResearchDesignandMethods,and4)LiteratureCited.Thefirstthreesections(1-3)oftheproposalmustnotexceed10pagesinlength,single-spaced,usingafontsizeof11pointorlarger.Anyproposalthatdoesnotadheretothesestandardswillnotbeaccepted.Althoughtherearefourrequiredmajorsectionsintheproposal,youarestronglyencouragedtousesub-headings,whereappropriate,toincreasereadability.Pass/FailandConditionalPass:YouwillpassthePreliminaryExaminationifallsupervisorycommitteemembersassent.Passing,conditionalpass,orfailinggradeswillbeassigned,asdeterminedbythecommittee. Ifdeemednecessary,thecommitteemayrequireyoutotakeadditionalclasses,orotherwiseaddressweaknessesthatareidentifiedduringtheexamination(i.e.conditionalpass).StudentswhosuccessfullycompletethePreliminaryExaminationmayproceedtothedissertationphaseoftheprogramandareeligibletobeacceptedforcandidacy.IfyoufailthePreliminaryExaminationyoumaypetitiontheGSCtoallowachangetotheMastersProgram.1Thegeneralknowledge(competencies)innutritionwillbeprovidedtoeachstudent.
Step5–ConductingtheResearchTherealworknowbegins.Researchislaborintensive.Agoodscientistmustbeconsistent,careful,andthoughtful.Agoodscientistmustbeher/hisownstrongestcritic.Researchprojectsrarelyproceedwithoutsetbacks.Carefulplanningandattentiontodetailscanminimizesetbacks.Researchprojectsoftengivesurprising,unexpectedresults.Theoryismerelythat,itisnotfactuntilprovenso.Researchtechniquesmustbemastered.Thatmeansthatyoumustnotonlycarryoutthetaskswellbutyoumustalsounderstandwhyyouaredoingeachofthesteps.Ifthingsgowrong,youshouldbeablequicklytoidentifytheproblemstep,ifyoufullyunderstandwhatyouaredoingandwhy.Dependingonthenatureoftheproject,itisnotuncommontospendsixtyormorehoursperweekworkingonit.Youshouldbethinkingaboutyourproject,readingpertinentliterature,anddoingtheworkoftheprojectalmostallofyourtime.Rememberthatthisisyourproject.Takechargeofseeingittocompletion. Graduateeducationisdesignedtodevelopindependent,self-motivatedscientists.
Step6–AnnualProgressReport-DueSeptember15eachyearGraduateStudiesCommittees(GSC)areresponsibleforevaluatingthestudentsintheirprogramstoensuretheyaremakingsatisfactoryprogresstowardtheirdegrees. IftheGSCfindsthatastudentisnotmakingsatisfactoryprogress,itmayrecommendtotheDeanofGraduateStudiesthatthestudent’sprogrambeterminated.TheNutritionalSciencesGraduateStudiesCommitteereviewsstudentprogressannuallybasedonthesubmittedannualreportmaterials. ReportsaredueSept.15eachyear.AllstudentsneedtosubmitthefollowingfortheirStudentProgressReport:1. Aresume/curriculumvitae(seeAppendix).Keepthisup-to-date,formsthebasisoftheannualreport.2. TAEvaluations-EachsemesterastudentservesasaTeachingAssistanttheyarerequiredtoparticipateintheMeasurementandEvaluationCenter’sCourseInstructorSurveys,whichprovidesfeedbacktotheTAfromtheundergraduatestudents.TheTA’sperformanceisalsoevaluatedbythefacultyinchargeoftheclass.ExampleofCourseInstructorSurveyisavailableathttp://www.utexas.edu/academic/mec/cis/index.html3. Copiesofpublications,ifany4. ProgramofCourseWork(seeAppendixforanexample)listallcoursestaken,withgradesor“in
progress”,thecoursestobetaken(i.e.proposed),andthecoursesdroppedorincomplete5. Designationofsupervisingprofessor6. Documentationoflaboratoryrotation(s),includingdescriptionofresearchaccomplished7. Awards,grants,prizes,scholarships,fellowships,recognitionfromacademicorprofessional
organizationsPh.D.studentsarerequiredtoformasupervisorycommitteebythefinaldayoftheirfourthlongsemester.Astudent'ssupervisorycommitteewillperformanannualreviewofprogressandsubmitareporttotheGSCviatheGraduateAdviser.Inaddition,Ph.D.studentspasttheirfourthlongsemesterarerequiredtopresentabrieforalreporttotheDepartmentofNutritionalSciencesthatshouldinclude,butisnotlimitedto,specificaimsforthetimeperiod,resultsincludingmethodology,discussion,references,publications/manuscripts,andspecificaimsforthenexttwelvemonths.Ph.D.studentsbeyondthefirstyearneedtosubmitthefollowing:1. Aresume/curriculumvitae(seeAppendixforexample)2. Copiesofpublications,ifany3. TheProgramofWorklistingcoursestakenandgrades;alistofanycoursesdropped,added,orincompletewithexplanationsforeach4. Reportandrecommendationfromthesupervisorycommittee'sAnnualReviewofProgress(seeAppendix)Shouldastudent'sprogressbeconsideredunsatisfactory,theGSCwillidentifyinwhatway(s)thestudent'sprogressislessthansatisfactoryandsuggestactionsthestudentcantaketoimprovehis/herprogress.Satisfactoryprogressisimportantbecauseunsatisfactoryprogressisgroundsfordismissalfromtheprogram.
Step7–WritingtheThesis/DissertationPartsofthewriteupshouldbedoneintheplanningoftheprojectandduringthecollectionofdata.Changestothewriteupmayneedtobemadealongtheway.Infact,that’sthetypicalsituation.Theremaybemanuscriptsforpublicationtobepreparedaswellasthethesis/dissertation.Takealookatafewcompletedtheses/dissertationsbyformerstudentsofyourmentortogetanideaofwhatothershavedone.GettheformattingguidelinesfromtheGraduateSchoolandyourmentor.Mostofthefirst
chapter,includingtheliteraturereview,canbewrittenbeforeorearlyintheproject.Howcanyouconducttheprojectifyoudon’tknowwhattasksyouwillbeperforming? So,thesecondsection,theMethodssection,canalsobedoneearly.Again,thesewillrequirerefinementwhentheprojectiscompletedbutthemoredoneearlythelessremainingattheend.Writingtheinitialdraft(s)ofthethesis/dissertationisjustthestart. Youwillneedseveralrewritestorefineyourwriteupandtoincludecorrectionsandsuggestionsfromyourmentorandyourcommitteemembers.Thefinalwrittendocumentshouldbeadequatetofullycoveryourtopicandshouldbewrittensothatindividualswhoarelessfamiliarwithyourtopicthatyouare,canfullyunderstandwhatyoudidandwhy?Allgoodscienceispeerreviewed. Ascientistmustlearnnotonlytoweathercriticismbuttoseekoutobjectivecriticism.Rememberthatthiscriticismisanecessarypartofthepeerreviewprocess.Itisnotcriticismofyouasaperson.
STRUCTUREOFTHEGRADUATESCHOOL
TheGraduateSchoolofTheUniversityofTexasatAustiniscomposedoftheOfficeofGraduateStudies,whichincludestheVicePresidentandDeanofGraduateStudies,theGraduateStudiesstaffand99GraduateStudiesCommittees.AssociatedwitheachapprovedgraduatedegreeprogramisaGraduateStudiesCommittee(GSC)thatiscomposedofallassistant,associate,andfullprofessorsactiveinthegraduateprograminthatarea.GraduateStudiesCommitteessetpolicyandsupervisethegraduateprogram.TheGSCrecommendsadmissionofstudentstotheprogram,setsrequirementsforgraduatedegreesinthatarea,recommendsstudentsforcandidacyforthePh.D.andM.S.degrees,certifiesthatalldegreerequirementshavebeenmet,andisresponsibleforassuringthatthehighqualityofgraduateeducationinitsareaismaintained.AlthoughmembersofaGraduateStudiesCommitteeareusuallydrawnfromasingledepartment,committeesforinterdisciplinaryprogramsarecomposedofmembersfromseveraldepartments(orotheradministrativeunits).EachGSChasatleastfivemembersandthecommitteeelectsitsownchairperson.TheChairoftheNutritionalSciencesGraduateStudiesCommittee(GSC)isChristopherJolly,Ph.D.PAI4.36B,471-7290,[email protected],divisionorprogramofferinggraduateworkalsohasaGraduateAdviserwhoservesastheadministrativelinkbetweentheOfficeofGraduateStudiesandthedepartments,programsorschools.TheGraduateAdviserrepresentstheVicePresidentandDeanofGraduateStudiesinallmatterspertainingtothegraduateprograminthedepartmentorarea. Questionsaboutdegreerequirementsandacademicpoliciesshouldbedirectedtothegraduateadviser.Contactinformation:JaimieN.Davis,Ph.D.GraduateAdviser,PAI3.26,471-0971,jaimie.davis@austin.utexas.eduTheGraduateCoordinatorplaysavitalroleinday-to-dayoperationsofthedepartment'sgraduateprogram.TheGraduateCoordinatorkeepsstudentrecordsandprocessespaperworkinacorrectandtimelymanner.Mostquestionsconcerningroutineprocedures,deadlines,etc.shouldbeaddressedtotheGraduateCoordinator.StaffmembersoftheOfficeofGraduateStudiesrelyheavilyontheadministrativeassistanceoftheGraduateCoordinator.Contactinformation:KathyMcWilliams,GraduateCoordinator,PAI5.20,471-0337,[email protected]
TheDepartmentofNutritionalSciencesScholarshipandTA/AICommitteeiscomprisedoftheChairoftheDepartmentofNutritionalSciences,Dr.MollyBray;theGraduateAdvisorforNutritionalSciences,Dr.JaimieDavis;andtheDirectoroftheCoordinatedProgram,Dr.MonicaMeadows.
ORGANIZATIONOFTHEGRADUATEPROGRAMGeneral GeneralInformation
AlthoughtherearenoformaldivisionswithinNutritionalSciences,thefollowingresearchareasarerecognized:
ï MolecularandCellularAspectsofNutrientFunctionï MolecularandCellularApproachestoNutritionalPathophysiologiesï NutritionandCancerï NutritionalBiochemistryï DietaryandHealthAssessmentï ChildandCommunityNutritionï NutrientRequirementsï NutritionEducationï Obesityï Aging,Nutrition&Immunologyï EpidemiologyandPublicHealth
Studentsordinarilywillselectoneoftheseprogramsasthemajorareaofinterest.However,graduateeducationishighlyindividual,andstudentsmaypursueprogramsthatcutacrosstwoormoreoftheseareas.
ThefourdegreesofferedthroughtheNutritionalSciencesGraduateProgramarethePh.D.inNutritionalSciences,theM.S.inNutritionwiththesis,theM.S.inNutritionwithReportandMSOnline(pleaseseetheMSNSHandbookforadditionaldetails). DetailedinformationaboutcourserequirementsisavailableinthisHandbook;itisnotnecessarytoobtaintheM.S.beforestartingthePh.D.
RESEARCHINTERESTSOFFACULTY
Foradditionalinformation,pleaseseehttp://he.utexas.edu/ntr/graduate-program/graduate-faculty
MollyS.Bray,Ph.D (Humanandmoleculargenetics)UniversityofTexasGraduateSchoolofBiomedical
Sciences,1998,Professor. Office:PAI5.32,Phone:471-3958,Email:mbray@austin.utexas.edu.Energybalanceandlifestylefactorssuchasexercise,nutrition,andcircadianpatternsofbehavior.
MargaretBriley,Ph.D.(Nutrition&FoodScience)TexasTechUniversity,1973,Professor.
Office:GEA308,Phone:471-7632,Email:[email protected];nutrientintakeandhealthassessmentofchildreninchildcare;nutritioneducation
JaimieDavis,PhD,RD(Childhoodobesity)UniversityofTexasatAustin,2004,AssistantProfessor.
Office:PAI3.26,Phone:495-4705,Email:[email protected]:obesityandrelatedmetabolicdisordersinadolescents,pediatricdiabetes.
JohnDiGiovanni,Ph.D.(NutritionalBiochemistry)UniversityofWashington,1978,Professor.
Office:DPI2.228,Phone:495-4726,Email:[email protected]:identificationofcriticaltargets(cellular,biochemical,andmolecular)forbothinitiatorsandpromotersofchemicalcarcinogenesis.
LindadeGraffenried,Ph.D.(Biology)ColgateUniversity,2001,AssociateProfessor.
Office:PAI4.36A,Phone:471-4772,Email:[email protected]:mechanismsbywhichtheAktkinase,akeymediatorofgrowthfactorsignaling,confersresistancetomultipleformsofcancertherapy,andwhyinhibitionofsomeofitsdownstreamtargets,mostnotablythemTORkinase,restorestherapeuticresponse.
JeanneFreeland-Graves,Ph.D.(Nutrition)Rutgers,1975,BessHeflinCentennialProfessor.
Office:PAI4.44,Phone:471-0657,Email:[email protected];childandcommunitynutrition;mineralmetabolisminhealthanddisease;nutrient
regulationofgeneexpression;determinationofmineralrequirementsatthehumanandmolecularlevel.
ChristopherJolly,Ph.D.(Biochemistry)TexasA&MUniversity,1996,AssociateProfessor.
Office:PAI4.36B;Phone:471-7290,Email:jolly@austin.utexas.edu.Elucidatethebiochemicalandmolecularmechanism(s)bywhichdietarylipidsmodulatelipidmetabolismandimmunefunction.Specificemphasisisonlymphocytelipidsignalingandmembranestructure(i.e.lipidraftformation)inagingandautoimmunedisease.
BobSanders,Ph.D (Genetics)PennState,1961,Professor.Office:SchoolofBiologicalSciences,Molecular
GeneticsandMicrobiologySection,PAT523,Phone:471-7441,Email:bgsanders@mail.utexas.edu.TheroleofvitaminEasabiologicalresponsemodifier.Cellular/molecularmechanismsofvitaminE’sactions,asanimmunomodulatorandtumorcellgrowthinhibitor.
StefanoTiziani,Ph.D.(FoodScienceandNutrition)TheOhioStateUniversity,2006,AssistantProfessor.Office:
DPI2.203;Phone:495-4706;Email:tiziani@austin.utexas.edu.Translationalchemicalbiologyusingmatabolimcs-basedsystemsbiologytoexploredrugtreatmentandnutrientmodulationincancermetabolism.
REGISTRATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
AllNutritionalSciencesgraduatestudentsbothM.S.andPh.D.studentsareexpectedtoregisterasfull-timestudentsevenwhennotinresidence.Advising NutritionalSciencesstudentsarebarredfromregistrationuntiltheirresearchsupervisorhas
approvedtheirfuturecoursework. Studentsshouldmakeanappointmentwiththeirsupervisorduringtheadvisingperiodpriortoregistrationinordertogooverregistrationplansforthenextsemester.SupervisorswillcontactKathyMcWilliams,GraduateCoordinator,toremovethebar.
Facultyadvisingisessentialtoensuretheprogramofcourseworkisdirectlyapplicabletothestudent’sresearchinterests.
ForquestionsregardingrecommendedcourseworktofulfillrequirementsoutsideNutritionalSciences,KathyMcWilliamswillassistfacultytoidentifycurrentsemesterofferings.CourseScheduleisavailableathttp://registrar.utexas.edu/schedules/
RegistrationSchedule
TheRegistrar’scalendar:http://registrar.utexas.edu/
StudentsmaychecktheirindividualregistrationtimesontheirRegistrationInformationSheetathttps://utdirect.utexas.edu/registrar/ris.WBX
Tobeeligibleforfellowships,scholarships,teachingassistantshipsorresearchassistantshippositionsyoumustbearegisteredfull-timestudent.Theuniversitydoesnotconsiderregistrationcompleteuntilstudentshavepaidatleastaportionofthetuitionbill. Studentswhodonotregisterandpayinatimelymannerriskdelaysinpaymentofawardsandpayroll.StudentswhoarewaitingforfinancialawardstoassistinthepaymentoftheirtuitionmayopttomakeanInstallmentPlanpayment,availableatMyTuitionBillhttps://utdirect.utexas.edu/acct/fb/my_tuition/my_tuition_home.WBXormaytakeoutashorttermloanathttps://utdirect.utexas.edu/acct/loans/tuit/tuit_home.WBXPleasenote:Studentsmustgoonlinetoconfirmregistrationeveniftheirtuitionbillbalanceis$0.Theuniversitywilldropyourregistrationandenrollmentintheuniversityifyoufailtocompletetheconfirmationbyclickingthe“CONFIRM”buttonontheirTuitionandFeesbillat:https://utdirect.utexas.edu/acct/fb/my_tuition/my_tuition_home.WBXTheGraduateSchooldefinesfull-timeasninesemestercredithoursforthelongsemesters.AllgraduatestudentsmustmaintainaB(3.00)GPAorbetterinbothmajorandminorfieldsofstudyinordertoremaininTheGraduateSchool.Additionally,aBaverageisrequiredineachsemesterofwork.Seethesectionon“NutritionalScienceGraduateCourses”foralistingofNutritionalSciencesgraduatecoursesoffered,intheAppendixofthisHandbook.LateFees LateRegistrationFees
Thechargeistodefraythecostoftheextraservicesrequiredtoeffectthelateregistration.(LateregistrationperiodsareidentifiedintheCourseScheduleeachsemesterandsummersession.)Allstudentswhoregisterlate:
$25.00throughthefourthclassday(secondclassdayinthesummer)$50.00fromthefifththroughthetwelfthclassday(thirdthroughfourthclassdayinthesummer)$200.00afterthetwelfthclassday(fourthclassdayinthesummer)
Inaddition,toregisterlaterthanthe4thclassdayrequiresthepermissionoftheGraduate
Dean.ThestudentmustpresenttotheGraduateDeananapproved"PetitiontoLateRegistration"formfromtheGraduateAdviserrequestingthelateregistrationandexplainingthecircumstancesoftherequest.
NOTE:Youmustpayyourfeebillsontimeoryourregistrationwillbecanceled.Nowaiveroflatefeeswillbegranted.
Full-Timestatus "Full-Time"GraduateStudentStatus
AllNutritionalSciencesgraduatestudentsbothM.S.andPh.D.studentsareexpectedtoregisterasfull-timestudentsevenwhennotinresidence.
TheNutritionalSciencesGraduateProgramexpectsallstudentstoberegisteredfulltimeforlong-termsemesters(FallandSpring).
TheGraduateSchoolrecognizesninesemesterhoursduringalong-termsemesterandthreehoursduringasummersessionasaminimumfull-timecourseload. Therearenootherdefinitionsoffull-timestatus. TheOfficeofGraduateStudieswillnotcertifyastudentasfull-timewhodoesnotmeetthisrequirement.Thepracticalapplicationsandimportantexceptionsareasfollows:
UniversityFellowshipholders.Ninesemesterhoursduringalong-sessionsemester;andatotalofthreehoursduringsummersessionforthosestudentswhoalsoholdaUniversityFellowshipduringasummeraspartofaPreemptiveorContinuingFellowshipagreement.
TeachingAssistants(TA's)andGraduateResearchAssistants(GRA's).Ninesemestershoursduringalong-sessionsemester;andthreesemesterhoursinanysummersessionterm.
StudentswithStaffordLoansneedtochecktheirpromissorynotesinordertodeterminewhatenrollmentstatusisrequiredfordefermentofpayments.Forfurtherinformation,studentsshouldconsulttheirlenderorservicingagent,orseekadvicefromacounselorintheOfficeofStudentFinancialServices.
Studentswhoneedtobecertifiedforfull-timestatusforstudenthousingduringthesummermusttakethreehoursinsummer.
Studentswhoneedtobecertifiedforfull-timestatusforVAbenefitsduringthesummermusttakethreesemesterhoursineachofthetwosix-weeksummersessiontermsortakesixsemesterhoursinafulltwelve-weeksession.
Inconclusion,bearinmindthatoutsideagenciesthatgrantloansorprovideforeducationalfundingcansettheirownrequirementsaboutwhatconstitutesfull-timestatus.Studentsneedtobefamiliarwiththeregulationsofanyagencytowhichtheyhaveanobligation.Certificationoffull-timestatus,whenneeded,isprovidedbytheOfficeoftheRegistrar.CertificationDepartmentinMainBldg.,Rm.1.
Credit/NoCredit Credit/NoCredit(CR/NC)
Credit/NoCreditcoursescannotbecountedtowardtheminimumcourserequirementsforeithertheM.S.inNutritionalSciencesorthePh.DinNutritionalSciences.
GradingSystem GradingSystem
Gradingsystemforgraduatecourseschangedtoplus/minussystem,effectivefall2005.
A 4.00 C+ 2.33A- 3.67 C 2.00B+ 3.33 C- 1.67B 3.00 D+ 1.33B- 2.67 D 1.00 D- 0.67 F 0.00
FINANCIALSUPPORT
Methods MeansofSupport
PrimarymeansofsupportthroughtheUniversityarethroughreceiptofaUniversityFellowshiporanappointmentasaTeachingAssistant(TA).Inaddition,therearesmallerscholarshipsadministeredwithinthedepartment.Appointmenttoanyoftheabove(atleasthalf-timeexceptinthecaseoffellowships)normallyqualifiesthestudentforresidenttuitionrates.Recipientsmustbefull-timestudentsatthetimeoftheappointment.
AllformsoffinancialaidareawardedonacompetitivebasisTeachingAssistants
ThefollowingindividualsarecurrentlyservingintheTA/ScholarshipCommittee:DepartmentChair,GraduateAdviser,GraduateStudiesCommitteeChair,andDirectorofCoordinatedNutritionProgram.
NutritionalSciencesTAsareassignedeachsemester. TheprioritiesforassigningTAstoavailablepositions:1.)fillwithinDepartment,2.)ifunabletofillwithinDepartment,gotootherDepartmentswithintheSchool,3.)ifunabletofillwithintheSchool,gooutsidetheSchool.
TeachingAssistants(TA's)aregraduatestudentswhoperformdutiesadjuncttoregularclassroominstructionunderthesupervisionanddirectionofdesignatedmembersofthefaculty.Theymaynotconductregularclassroominstructionorserveasinstructorsofrecordforanyinstructionalactivity;theyfulfillavarietyofrolesofassistingregularfacultymembers.
OnlyindividualsadmittedtotheGraduateSchoolwithoutconditionsmaybeappointedasTA's.StudentswhohaveenrolledingraduateworkatUTmustbeingoodacademicstandingandmakingsatisfactoryprogresstowardanadvanceddegreebeforetheappointmentbecomeseffective.ATAmustholdabachelor'sdegreeorhigherdegreeappropriatetotheareaofservice.
TeachingAssistantshipsforinternationalstudentsarecontingentuponpassinganOralEnglishProficiencyAssessment.Ifthestudentdoesnotpassthistest,he/shewillnotbeallowedtoholdtheteachingassistantshipforthefirstsemesterofadmission.ToqualifyforaTAinthesecondorfuturesemesters,thestudentmustpasstheproficiencyassessmentpriortothebeginningofthesemesterenrolledin.
ThesetermsareinterpretedbytheGraduateSchooltomeanhavinga3.00GPAorbetter,andhavingGSCapprovalofsatisfactoryprogresstowardadegree.
TobeeligibleforappointmentorreappointmentasaTA,AI,orGRA,astudentmayhavenomorethantwogradesofX(temporaryincomplete),oronegradeofXandonegradeofI(permanentincomplete)atthetimeofsuchappointmentorreappointment.
TeachingAssistantassignmentswillbebasedonteachingneedsofthedepartment,aswellasacademicandprofessionalbackgroundofgraduatestudentswillingtobeaTA.DemonstratedcompetencyinEnglishisrequiredforallinstructionalappointments.RecommendationsareforwardedtotheChairofNutritionalSciences.NotificationtocandidatesforappointmentorreappointmentishandledbytheChairoftheSchoolofNutritionalSciences.
AppointmentandreappointmentasaTAiscontingentuponsatisfactoryprogresstowardadegreeasdefinedbythegraduateschoolanddemonstratedeffectivenessasaTAasdemonstratedbystudentandfacultyevaluations.
ATAmustberegisteredforatleastninehoursduringthelong-sessionsandforthreehoursduringanysummerterminwhichhe/sheisemployed.
14SemesterRuleNopersonmaybeappointedasateachingassistantformorethanfourteenlong-sessionacademicsemesters.Thetotalcombinedperiodofserviceasateachingassistant,shallnotexceedfourteenlong-sessionacademicsemester
1.) Thestudentislimitedto14semestersofsupportatthestandard20hourperweekappointment.Therearenoexceptionstothe14semesterlimit.
2.) Anysemesterduringwhichthestudentreceivesanacademicappointmentof20hoursperweekormore,regardlessoftheperiodofappointment,willcountasonefullsemesterforpurposesofthe14semesterrule.
3.) Astudentacademicappointmentforfewerthan20hoursperweek,regardlessoftheperiodofappointment,willcountasanappropriatefractionofasemester.Forexample,a5-hourappointmentoverfoursemestersrepresentonefullstandardsemestertowardthe14semesterlimit.
4.) Astudenthavingaccumulated,forexample,13½semestersofsupport,islimitedtoonly10morehoursofappointmenttocompleteatotalof14andbecomesineligibleforfurtherstudentacademicappointment.
TAPriorities:
AthreetiersystemwillbeusedforassigningprioritiesforappointmentasaTeachingAssistant.1.) Thehighestprioritywillbeassignedtothosestudentswhohavefewerthaneightlong
semestersofpreviousTAservice;haveperformedwellinpastTAshipsasevidencedbystudentCourseInstructorSurveyandevaluationsbythecoursesupervisoryfaculty;areshowingacceptableprogresstowardtheirdegrees;and,ifaninternationalstudent,hassuccessfullypassedthe
InternationalTeachingAssistantexaminationofEnglishproficiency.Additionally,incomingstudentswhoarejudgedbytheGSCtoshowexceptionalpromisemaybeplacedinthiscategory.EnteringinternationalstudentsofexceptionalpromisemaybeplacedinthisprioritytierfortheirinitialsemesterwithoutsuccessfullycompletingtheITAexaminationofEnglishproficiency.
ExampleofCourseInstructorSurveyisavailableathttp://www.utexas.edu/academic/mec/cis/index.html
2.) Thesecondtierofprioritywillbeassignedtothosestudentswhohaveeightormore
longsemestersofpreviousTAservice;haveperformedwellinpastTAshipsasevidencedbystudentCISandevaluationsbythecoursesupervisoryfaculty;areshowingacceptableprogresstowardtheirdegrees;and,ifaninternationalstudent,havesuccessfullypassedtheITAexaminationofEnglishproficiency.
3.) ThethirdtierofstudentswillnotnormallybeassignedtoaTeachingAssistantship.Thisgroupincludesstudentswhoareonacademicprobation;part-timestudents;studentsintheprocessofmeetingadmissionsconditions;studentsjudgedbytheGSCtohaveunacceptableevaluationsoftheirpreviousTApositionasevidencedbystudentCISand/orevaluationsbythecoursesupervisoryfaculty;studentswhoarenotmakingacceptableprogresstowardtheirdegree;internationalstudentswhohavenotpassedtheITAexaminationofEnglishproficiencybeyondtheinitialsemesterasaUTstudent;and/orstudentswhohaveserved14ormoresemestersasaTeachingAssistantand/orGraduateResearchAssistant.
ExpectationsforGraduateTeachingAssistantsAGraduateTeachingAssistantshipnotonlyprovidesfinancialsupportbutalsohelpsyoutogainteachingexperience.ATAisexpectedtocarryoutthedutiesattendanttotheassignedcourseswithdiligenceandprofessionalism.ATApositionwillhaveaspecifiednumberofhoursassociatedwithit,i.e. a10-hour,15-hour,20-hour,etc.position.Thatmeansthatyouarebeingpaidwiththeexpectationthatyouwilldevotethatnumberofhoursperweek,onaverage,onyourteachingassignment.Inadditiontothetimespendactuallyteachingyourstudents,youwillneedtoholdregularofficehours,youwillneedtoprepareforyourlecturesorlabs,preparematerialstobeusedinlabs,meetwiththefacultysupervisorofthecourse,andgradereportsandexaminations.MeetingyourclassesandofficehoursandprovidingquickturnaroundonstudentworkthatyougradeisaseriousmattertotheDepartmentandtheUniversity.Ifyoubecomeillandwillbeunabletomeetaclassorofficehoursession,youmustnotifyyourfacultysupervisorasmuchinadvanceaspossiblesothatyourstudentsarenotleftabandoned.FailuretocarryoutyourteachingresponsibilitiesisaveryseriousmatterandisdealtwithharshlybytheDepartment,theCollegeDean,andtheGraduateSchool.
FellowshipsandResearchAssistantships
ContinuingFellowshipsEachyeartheOfficeofGraduateStudiesacceptsnominationsforconsiderationforContinuingUniversityFellowships.ThesenominationsaremadebytheGSCandthecompetitionforthishighly-covetedawardisintense.Studentsneedtorequesttohavetheirnamesplacedunderconsideration.PleasecontactthegraduatecoordinatorforadditionaldetailsenumeratedintheGraduateFellowshipProgramBulletin.
GraduateResearchAssistantshipsFacultyoftenhaveresearchgrantsfromexternal(i.e.non-university)sourcestoappointstudentsasGraduateResearchAssistants(GRA).Studentsshouldcontacttheirsupervisingprofessorconcerningsuchappointments.ThesamebasicqualificationsthatapplytoTA'salsoapplytoGRA's.
SpecialNutritionalSciencesScholarships
LoreneL.RogersPresidentialScholarshipinNaturalSciencesThisawardwasendowedin1995inhonorofDr.LoreneRogers'careerachievements.NominationsmadebyApril1totheGraduateCoordinatorwillbereviewedbytheDepartmentofNutritionalSciencesTA/AI/FellowshipCommitteeusingtheAnnualProgressReportandstudentrecordstojudgeacademicandresearchprogress. ThreenomineeswillbesentforwardforafinalGSCvote.Additionalinformationmaybeobtainedfromthefaculty. Thefollowingcriteriawillbeusedinthenominationprocess:honors,awardsandpublicationspertinenttoacademicandresearchprogramsreceivehighestconsideration.
ThenominationswillbebroughtbeforetheGraduateStudiesCommitteeandtheGraduateStudiesCommitteewillvotetodecidetherecipientforthatyear.TheawardswillbeannouncedafterthelastGSCmeetingoftheSpringsemester.
IsoraandThomasCookeGraduateScholarshipinHumanEcologyEligibility:StudentspursuinggraduatestudyinHumanDevelopmentandFamilySciencesorNutrition.StudentsarenominatedbyGSCfacultyonthebasisofacademicexcellence,potentialcontributiontoNutritionalSciences,andinterestinacademiccareers.
EstelleSharpGraduateScholarshipinHumanEcologyTheSharpScholarshipistobeawardedtoNutritionalSciencegraduatestudents.Studentsneedtobecontinuouslyenrolledandactiveintheirresearch.StudentsarenominatedbyGSCfacultyonthebasisofacademicexcellence,potentialcontributiontoNutritionalSciences,andinterestinacademiccareers.
ImaHoggMemorialScholarshipinHumanEcologyEligibility:StudentspursuinggraduatestudyinHumanDevelopmentandFamilySciencesorNutrition.StudentsarenominatedbyGSCfacultyonthebasisofacademicexcellence,potentialcontributiontoNutritionalSciences,andinterestinacademiccareers.
TyrrellE.FlawnGraduateFellowshipinNutritionAwardedtoNutritionalSciencegraduatestudentstorecognizeandsupportgraduatestudent(s)workingtowardagraduatedegreeinnutrition.StudentsarenominatedbyGSCfacultyonthebasisofacademicexcellence,potentialcontributiontoNutritionalSciences,andinterestinacademiccareer
KarenandCharlesMatthewsEndowedPresidentialFellowshipinNutritionAwardedtoNutritionalSciencegraduatestudentstorecognizeandsupportgraduatestudent(s)workingtowardagraduatedegreeinnutrition.StudentsarenominatedbyGSCfacultyonthebasisofacademicexcellence,potentialcontributiontoNutritionalSciences,andinterestinacademiccareer.
ResourcesandServicesAssociations NutritionalSciencesGraduateStudentAssociation
TheNutritionalSciencesGraduateStudentAssociation(NGSA)wasorganizedintheFallof1990.Itsgoalsaretoimprovecommunicationamongthegraduatestudents,staff,andfacultyinvolvedintheadministrationoftheGraduatePrograminNutritionalSciences.Representativesareavailabletotakesuggestionsfromstudents,faculty,andstaffonhowtoimprovetheoperationsoftheprogramasitaffectsgraduatestudentsandtoenhancetheroleoftheprogramasaplaceconducivetocollectiveandindividuallearning.Therepresentativeswilleitheractonsuggestionsimmediatelyortakethemtothegraduatestudentsasawholeatanassociationmeeting.TheassociationisalsoabletoprovideinputtothegraduatestudentbodyasawholethroughitsrepresentativetotheGraduateStudentAssembly(GSA).
Records Studentrecords
Theuniversityrequiresgraduatestudentstomaintaincorrectemergencycontactinformation.Toupdate,gotohttps://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/utd/all_my_addresses/
Libraries Resourcelibraries
Mostofthemajorreferencematerialsandscholarlyjournalsinthenutritionalandbiologicalsciencesareavailableon-lineviawww.pubmed.com.Textcopiesarefoundwithinthemainlibrary(Perry-CastanedaLibrary),theLifeScienceLibrary(MAIN220)ortheChemistryLibrary(WEL2.132).Inaddition,thereisareciprocalborrowingagreementwithTheUniversityofTexasHealthSciencesCenterinSanAntonio.AvalidUniversityofTexasIDisrequiredtocheckoutmaterialsfromthelibrariesoncampus.
Mail Maildeliveryforstudents
GraduatestudentmailboxesarelocatedinPAI2.44.DepartmentalandUniversitynotices,aswellasoutsidemailreceivedinthedepartment,areplacedinthesemailboxes.Mailboxesshouldbecheckedregularly.
Ouraddress;DepartmentofNutritionalSciences
103W.24thStreet,UTAustinPainterHallRoom5.20TheUniversityofTexasatAustinAustin,Texas78712
Email Studentsmustbesurethattheire-mailaddressisup-to-dateandthatthegraduatecoordinatorhasthataddress.Studentsareadvisedtouseanofficial“utexas.edu”emailaccount.Thisistheprimarywayfacultyandtheuniversitywillcorrespondwithstudents.OtheremailaccountsaresubjecttobeingconfusedasspambyUTfiltersystemsandmayresultinyouremailsbeingdeletedautomatically.
Keys Officesandkeys
Officespaceisnormallyassignedbythesupervisingprofessor. TeachingAssistantswhohavenootherofficespaceareprovidedspaceforofficehours,etc.KeysarethepropertyoftheUniversity.FacultymayrequestkeysforstudentsbycontactingtheGraduateCoordinator.TheUniversityLockandKeyOffice(ServiceBuilding101)issueskeysafterakeyrequesthasbeenissued.Whenastudentcompletesadegreeandleavestheuniversity,theymustreturnalluniversitykeys.
Mail/FAX
PleaseseetheGraduateCoordinatorforhelpsendingofficialbusinesscorrespondence.Outgoingpersonalcorrespondencecannotbemailedorfaxedusingofficialstatefundsandmustbepaidforbytheindividual. Fornon-universitybusiness,pleasegotothePostOfficelocatedintheWestMallBuilding,ortheCopyCenterintheStudentUnionBuilding,oracompanysuchasKinkosCopiesforassistance.
Copies Departmentalcopymachines
TeachingAssistantsareallowedonlytomakecopiesforthecoursetheywerehiredtoassistwith.AGraduateResearchAssistantshouldcheckwiththesupervisingprofessorforphotocopypoliciesrelatedtotheworkinhand.Personalcopiesarenotallowedonthedepartmentalcopiermachines.
Computers Computingfacilities
ThecomputerfacilitiesattheUniversityofTexasatAustinareamongthemostextensiveacademiccomputingfacilitiesintheUnitedStates.TherearehundredsofmicrocomputerslocatedinpublicfacilitiesoperatedbytheComputationCenter,thelibraries,andindividualdepartments.TheSchoolofHumanEcologymaintainscomputerlabsinGEAroom27andPAI6.04.
LabFacilities Researchfacilitiesandequipment
FacilitiesforresearchandgraduateinstructionintheDepartmentofNutritionalSciencesincludemodernlaboratoriesforstateoftheartbiochemical,immunological,andcellular/molecular-biologicaltechniques.Ourfacilitiesincludeequipmentfortissueculturewithradioisotopeanalyses,stableisotopeanalyses,proteinstructureandfunctiondetermination,andrecombinantDNAtechnology.Facilitiesarealsoavailableforanalysisofvitamins,aminoacids,minerals,lipids,carbohydrates,andothersubstancesofnutritional,biochemicalandphysiologicalimportance.
AnimalResearch Laboratoryanimalfacilities
TheUniversityofTexasAnimalResourcesCenterprovidesaseparatebuilding(over50,000sq.ft.)oflaboratoryspaceforresearchinvolvingexperimentalanimals.Thisfacilityissupervisedbyaveterinarianspecializinginlaboratoryanimalmedicineandhasastaffthatprovidesroutineanimalcare.TheAnimalResourcesCenterisequippedtohandleallcommonlaboratoryanimals,includingrodents,avianspecies,primates,dogs,cats,rabbits,goats,andpigs.AnimalcareatthisfacilitymeetsthestandardsoftheUSDepartmentofAgricultureandtheNationalInstitutesofHealth.
AdditionalUniversityAcademicPoliciesAdditionalDegrees AdditionalGraduateDegreesattheSameorLowerLevel
Studentsholdingamaster'sdegreemayworktowardasecondmaster'sdegree,providedthatitisnotinthesamefieldoracloselyrelatedfield. ExceptionstothispolicyrequiretheconsiderationoftheGSCandthenfinalpermissionoftheGraduateDean.ApersonholdingaPh.D.degreemaynotworktowardaseconddegreeatthesamelevelorlowerlevelwithoutpermissionoftheGraduateDean.
Conditions FulfillingConditionsforAdmission
IfastudentisadmittedwithconditionsimposedbythedepartmentortheGraduateDean,itistheGraduateAdviser'sresponsibilitytomonitorthefulfillmentofthoseconditions.Ifthestudentfailstomeettheconditionsbythestateddeadline,theGSCcouldseriouslyconsiderterminationofthestudentfromtheprogram,unlesstherearecompellingreasonsforofferinganotheropportunitytoprovethestudent'sabilitytodograduate-levelwork.
Plagiarism AcademicHonesty★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
PleasereviewtheUTacademicintegritypolicyathttp://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sjs/Atutorialonplagiarismcanbefoundathttp://www.me.utexas.edu/~moore/scholastic_honesty.htmInformationonunauthorizedcollaborationcanbefoundathttp://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sjs/scholdis_collaboration.phpViolationsofacademicdishonestyinclude,butarenotlimitedto,copyinganotherstudent’spaper,unauthorizedcollaborationonallwrittenassignments,anymaterialcontaininginformationrelevanttothiscoursebroughtintoanexamandnotsealedinyourbag,underyourseat,whereitisnotvisibletoanystudentincludingyourself,andwritingexammaterialonanypartofyourbody.Whenwritingpapers,youmayverballydiscusswhatyouhavereadinthearticlesorfoundontheweb.Whenyousitdowntowriteyourpapersyoumustwritethemalone,startingwithablankcomputerdocument.AllviolationsoftheUTacademicintegritypolicywillbereportedtotheOfficeoftheDeanofStudentsandresultinagradeofanFforthecourse.Nosecondchancesorexceptionswillbemade.Scholasticdishonestyisnottoleratedwithinthescientificcommunity.Studentsfoundguiltyofscholasticdishonestyaresubjecttoimmediatedismissalfromtheprogram.Manufacturing,falsifying,concealing,andskewingdatatogenerateresearchorproducespecificoutcomesisunethical.Everyaspectofdatacollection,analysis,andreportingmustbehandledwiththeutmostintegrity.CheckwithyourinstructororProfessorifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthispolicy.
TransferofCredit
Ordinarily,allworkforthemaster'sdegreemustbedoneattheUniversityofTexasatAustin.Undersomecircumstances,amaximumofsixsemesterhoursofgraduatecourseworkinwhichthegradeisAorBmaybetransferredtotheProgramofWorkfromanotherinstitution,butonlyonthebasisofapetitionbytheGraduateStudies
Committeeandwiththeapprovalofthegraduatedean.AstudentseekingatransferofcreditmustprovidetheGraduateSchoolwithanofficialtranscriptandanofficialexplanationofthecoursenumberingandgradingsystemsattheschoolatwhichthecreditwasearned.Onlygraduatecoursesmaybetransferred.Workcountedtowardadegreeatanotherinstitutioncannotbetransferred.Studentsareencouragedtoseekapprovalbeforetakinganycourseworktheyplantotransfer.Studentsshouldnottakecoursesatanotherinstitutionthesemestertheyplantograduate,becausethegradesmaynotbereceivedintimetocertifythestudent'sProgramofWorkforgraduation.Unlessitsinclusionhasbeenapprovedbythegraduatedean,nocourseworklistedontheProgramofWorkmaybeoversixyearsold.Transferredcourseworkasdescribedinthissectionappearsonlyonthestudent'sProgramofWork.Itdoesnotappearontheofficialstudentrecordmaintainedbytheregistrar.Becauseitisnotpartoftheofficialrecord,suchcourseworkdoesnotappearonthestudent'stranscriptandisnotincludedinthegraduategradepointaverage.
LeaveofAbsence
Graduatestudentsmayapplyforaleaveofabsenceofnomorethantwosemesters.Ifthestudenthasnotyetbeenadmittedtocandidacyforthedoctoraldegree,thisrequestmustbeapprovedinadvancebythegraduateadviser(formaster'sstudentsanddoctoralstudentsnotincandidacy).GrantingleavesofabsenceforstudentsnotincandidacyislefttothediscretionofthegraduateadviserandGraduateStudiesCommittee.Theonlyruleisthatthedecisionbemade"inthebestinterestsoftheacademicprogressofthestudent"andtheformmustbereturnedtotheGraduateSchoolinadvanceofthesemesterforwhichaleaveisgranted.SeetheGraduateCoordinatororGraduateSchoolwebpagefortheform.
Ifthestudenthasbeenadmittedtocandidacyforthedoctoraldegree,theapplicationforaleavemustbepetitionedinadvancebythegraduateadvisertothegraduatedeanandwillbeapprovedonlyinrareandunusualcircumstances.SeePetitionforLeaveofAbsenceform(fordoctoralstudentsincandidacy),availablefromtheGraduateCoordinator.TheformmustbeaccompaniedbyaletterfromthegraduateadvisertothedeanoftheGraduateSchoolspecifyingthereasonsaleaveisbeingrequested.
AstudentonanapprovedleavemayreenterthegraduateprogrambyfilinganApplicationforReadmissionwiththeGraduateandInternationalAdmissionsCenter.Noreadmissionapplicationfeeisrequired.Failuretosecurealeaveofabsenceinadvanceofthesemesterforwhichastudentwillbeonleavemeans(1)thestudentwillnotbeguaranteedreadmissionand,(2)thestudentwillbeassessedanapplicationfeeforreadmission.
Astudentonleavemaynotuseanyuniversityfacilitiesnoristhestudententitledtoreceiveadvicefromanymemberofthefaculty.Aleaveofabsencedoesnotalterthetimelimitsfordegreesorcoursework.
Dissertations Acopyofthefinaldraftofthedissertationreviewedfortechnicalandgrammatical
correctnessbythesupervisorshouldbesubmittedtoeachmemberofthedissertationcommitteenotlessthanfourweeksbeforethedateonwhichthestudentintendstodefendthedissertation.
Eachmemberofthedissertationcommitteemustindicatethatthedissertationhasbeenreceivedandthatthecommitteememberagreestobepresentatthefinaloralexamination(defenseofdissertation).
TheRequestforFinalOralExaminationmustbefiledintheGraduateSchoolwithanoriginal
copyofthevita,committeesignaturepage,titlepage,andeightcopiesofthedissertationabstractatleasttwoweekspriortothefinaloralexamination.Readthefollowinginformation:
NOTICE:REQUIREMENTOFSUBMISSIONOFELECTRONICDISSERTATIONAlldoctoralstudentswhowillgraduateaftertheSpringsemesterof2001willberequiredtosubmitacopyoftheirdissertationinelectronicformattotheOfficeofGraduateStudies.Studentswillhavethechoiceofsubmittingonepapercopyandoneelectroniccopy,orsubmittingoneelectroniccopyandnopapercopies.
VisittheGraduateStudiesElectronicDissertationwebsite https://gradschool.utexas.eduforgeneralinformationaboutthisnewrequirement.Becauseitisnowstandardforstudentstocreatetheirdissertationbywordprocessing,therequirementtodepositelectronicallyshould,inmostcases,beeasytofulfill.TherequirementisforthestudenttoprovideuswithacopyofthedissertationinPDFformat(instructionsforhowtodothisareavailableonthewebsitementionedabove).Forsomestudents,thecapabilityofincludingmulti-mediafileswithinthedissertationwillopenupnewpossibilitiesofexpression.Forallstudents,therewillbeapotentialforeasierandquickerdisseminationofthedissertationtoreaders.
However,therearealsonewimplicationsforpublicationandintellectualpropertyissuestobeconsidered.Thesearediscussedonthewebsite,aswell.Itishighlyrecommendedthatstudentsdiscusstheramificationsofthisnewrequirementwiththeirdissertationadviser(s).
Ifyouhavefurtherquestion,pleasecontacttheOfficeofGraduateStudiesDegreeEvaluators.
CopyrightTutorialDoctoralstudentsgraduatingafterSpring2001willberequiredtoprovidedocumentationofhavingtaken(andhavingpassedateston)theUTCopyrightTutorialathttp://www.lib.utsystem.edu/copyright/.TheTutorialcanbetakenanytimebeforeturninginthedissertation.Itisadvisedtotakeitwellbeforethattime(earlyincandidacy),asitsgoalistoeducatethestudentontheoftenconfusingandconstantlychangingcopyrightlaws.TheTutorialsiteprovidesatestthat,afterhavingbeentakenandpassed,providesaCertificationofcompletion.ThisCertification(oracopyofit)mustbeturnedinbythetimeofdissertationsubmissionorthedissertationmaynotbeacceptedandthestudent’sgraduationmaybedelayedordenied.
TimeLimit TimeLimit
Allrequirementsforamaster'sdegreemustbecompletedwithinonesix-yearperiod.WorkoversixyearsoldcanbereinstatedonlybyspecialpermissionoftheGraduateDean,uponrecommendationoftheGSC.Noofficialtimelimithasbeenimposedonacquiringthedoctoraldegree.Nevertheless,allcompletedworkincludedinthedegreeprogram,atthetimeofadmissiontocandidacy,musthavebeentakenwithintheprevioussixyears.Inthedoctoralprogram,thestudent'sprogresswillbereviewedbytheGSCannuallytodeterminesufficientprogressduringthepreviousyear.
99HourRule 99in‘99Policy
EffectiveinSeptember1999,theUniversitybeganchargingnonresidenttuitiontograduatestudentswhohavemorethan99doctoralhours--the99in‘99policy.ThispolicyappliestoTexasresidentsaswellasstudentsfromoutofstate.
InAbsentia InAbsentiaRegistration
Studentswhofailtocompletetheirdegreerequirementsbythedeadlinewillberequiredtoregisterandcompletetheirdegreesthefollowingsemester.Recognizingthedifficultiesassociatedwithschedulingfinaloralexamsduringthesummersession,theGraduateAssemblyhasapprovedPostSummerRegistrationtoaccommodatethosestudentswhofinishtheirdegreerequirementsafterthesummerdeadlinebutbeforethestartofthefallsemester.
HumanSubjects HumanSubjects
Ifyouuseanydatainvolvinghumansubjects,youmusthaveIRBapprovalpriortoanyuse.IfyouusedatafromagrantthatrequiresIRBapproval,youmustbeaddedasaCo-InvestigatorbyaletterfromthePIofthegrant.IttakestimeforIRBapproval,sodothiswellinadvanceofyourdeadlines.Alldissertation,whethertheyincludehumansubjectsornot,mustincludetheStatementonResearchwithHumanParticipantsform.
TravelAwards ProfessionalDevelopment(Travel)Awards
Theseawardsprovidesupportforstudentstoattendprofessionalmeetingsatwhichtheypresentanoriginalpaperorposterbasedontheirresearch.Studentsmayapplyforonetravelawardperacademicyear.Preferenceisgiventodoctoralcandidateswhohavenotpreviouslyreceivedanaward,andwhoarenearinggraduationandcanuseattendanceatthemeetingtoexplorecareeropportunities.Inaddition,attendancetoanationalmeetingwillbegivenpriorityoverastatemeeting.ApplicationsareevaluatedbytheDepartmentofNutritionalSciencesTA/AI&ScholarshipCommittee.AnapplicationcanbeobtainedfromtheAppendixofthisHandbookorseehttp://www.utexas.edu/ogs.
Loans Short-TermLoans
TheOfficeofStudentFinancialServiceshasfundsavailabletoprovideshort-termemergencyortuitionassistanceloanstostudents.Theseloansaremadefromfundsprovidedbydonorswithspecialinstructionsthattheybeusedtoassiststudentswhoencounterfinancialemergencies.Theloansarenormallymadeforaone-monthperiodandaredesignedtoberepaidinfullonorbeforetheduedate.Tuitionloansaregivenduringregistrationandmustbeappliedtoastudent'sfeebill.Emergencyloansaregivenincash.
MASTEROFSCIENCEINNUTRITION–INRESIDENCE FortheMasterofScienceOnline,pleaseseetheseparateHandbookdedicatedtothatprogram.MasterofScience GeneralDescription
TheMasterofScienceinNutritionwiththesispreparesprofessionalsforteachinginjuniorcolleges;administrationinpublichealthprograms;technicalpositionsatfood,pharmaceuticalandchemicallaboratories;andforthosewhoareregistereddietitians,advancedpractitionerandteachingpositionsinclinicaldietetics.TheGSCmustapprovetheProgramofWorkbeforethestudentisadmittedtocandidacy.FortheM.S.degree,30credithoursarerequired,distributedasfollows:
* 18hoursinspecifiednutritioncourses.Theeighteenhoursinnutritionmust
includeatleastthreehoursinresearchmethods,atleastthreeinresearchproblems,atleastthreeinseminar,andatleastsixrecentadvances;theremainingthreehoursmaybeineitherresearchmethodsorrecentadvances;
* sixhoursinaminorfieldsuchasmolecularbiology,zoology,botany,anthropology,biochemistry,immunology,physiology,healthpromotion,communitynutritionandpublichealthorkinesiology;
* sixhoursofthesisinvolvinganoriginalresearchproject(i.e.,NTR698AandNTR698B)
Themaster'sdegreeprogramtypicallyrequiresfoursemestersoffull-timestudy.Courseworktakenatotherinstitutionswillnotbecounted.
Afteratleastonesemesterofcoursework,andaftersubstantialprogresshasbeenmadeonthethesisresearchproject,studentsshouldconsultwiththeirsupervisingprofessorandformulatea“ProposedProgramofCourseWork”(seeexample).The“ProposedProgramofCourseWork”listsonlythecoursesthatarerequiredtowardtheM.S.
The“ProposedProgramofWork”mustbesubmittedtotheGraduateAdviserforapproval.AftercourseworkisapprovedbytheGraduateAdviseronbehalfoftheGraduateStudiesCommittee,thestudentshouldfileanApplicationforCandidacy:Master’sDegreeformathttp://www.utexas.edu/ogs/
“GraduationunderaParticularCatalog”isapolicyestablishedbytheGraduateschool.Degreerequirementsmaychangefromonecatalogtothenext.Youarenormallyboundbytherequirementsofthecataloginforceatthetimeofyourfirstregistration;youmaychoose,however,tofulfilltherequirementsofasubsequentcatalog.IfyoudonotfulfillyourrequirementswithinsixyearsofyourfirstenrollmentintheGraduateSchool,yourarethenboundbytherequirementsofasubsequentcatalog.YoumaychoosethecatalogineffectinanyyearinwhichyouareenrolledintheGraduateSchool,withinthesix-yearlimit.
Formoreinformation,seetheGraduateSchoolCataloghttp://registrar.utexas.edu/catalogs
Thestudentshouldconsultwithhisorhersupervisingprofessorbeforecompletingthisform.Inconsultationwiththestudent,thesupervisingprofessorwillsuggestoneadditionalpersontobenamedtothethesiscommittee(i.e.,toserveas“Reader”or“Co-Supervisor”).TheconsentoftheindividualmustbeobtainedpriortoaddingthenametotheApplicationforCandidacy.Deadlinesforfilingarenotflexible.Itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytoapplyforgraduation. StudentsshouldgotoURL:http://www.utexas.edu/ogs/pdn/index.htmltodownloadappropriateforms.
PLEASEcheckthedeadlinespostedeachsemesterontheGraduateSchoolwebsite.You’llneedtogiveeveryoneadequatetimetoreviewandsignthenecessaryforms.
MASTEROFSCIENCEINNUTRITIONwithTHESIS
(1) Threehoursrequiredforlettergrade,otherstakenCR/NC.Additionalhoursmaybetakenbutwillnotcounttowardthe30hoursrequirement.
(2) Thethesiscourseisasix-hourcourseinwhich698Amustprecede698B.Studentsmustberegisteredfor698Bwhenthesisissubmitted.Thirtysemesterhoursarerequired,distributedasfollows:
ï Eighteenhoursinspecifiednutritioncourses;ï Sixhoursinaminororsupportingfieldsuchaszoology,botany,anthropology,
biochemistry,immunology,educationalpsychology,curriculumandinstruction,healtheducation,orkinesiology;and
ï Sixhoursinthethesiscourse,involvinganoriginalresearchproject.Theeighteenhoursinnutritionmustincludeatleastthreehoursinresearchmethods,atleastthreehoursinresearchproblems,atleastthreehoursinseminar,andatleastsixhoursinrecentadvances;theremainingthreehoursmaybeineitherresearchmethodsorrecentadvances.
MASTEROFSCIENCEINNUTRITIONwithREPORT
Adegreeprogramwithreportisalsoavailable,forstudentsseekingaterminalmaster'sdegree.Inthisprogram,NTR398Randthreeadditionalhoursineitherresearchmethodsorrecentadvancesreplacethethesiscourse.
Atotalof33hoursarerequiredforthisoption.
CourseworkforcompletionofMASTEROFSCIENCEINNUTRITION30hoursrequiredtocomplete
Course Description RequiredCreditHours
SemesterTaken
ActualCreditHours
NUTRITIONCOURSES: NTR392 ResearchProblemsinNutritionalSciences Minimumof3hrsrequired.NTR394 GraduateSeminarinNutritionalSciences Minimumof3hrsrequired.NTR390 RecentAdvancesinNutritionalSciences Minimumof9hrsrequired
AdvancesinNutritionIMacronutrients AdvancesinNutritionIIVitaminsandMinerals MolecularNutritionalSciences ANYADDITIONALTOPICNOTREPEATED NTR380K ResearchMethodsinNutritionalSciences Minimumof3hrsrequired.MINOR GraduateorApprovedUpper-DivisionUndergraduateCourses
(coursemustbegermaneand/orrelatedtoresearchinterest)≥6 ≥6
NTR698A Thesis 3 3
NTR698B Thesis 3 3REPORTOPTIONINSTEADOFTHESISMUSTBEAPPROVEDBYSUPERVISOR
NTR398Randthreeadditionalhoursineitherresearchmethodsorrecentadvancesreplacethethesiscourse.
Total33
MAwReport
Required 30MAThesis
SAMPLEPROGRAMPROPOSEDPROGRAMofCOURSEWORKFORTHEMASTEROFSCIENCEDEGREEAgradeofatleastC(2.00)isrequiredforacoursetobeincludedinthestudent’sProgramofWork.
Name: Date:
Address:
B.A ./B.S.,Date,
Institution
Major:
Probablegraduationdate:
CoursesforMajor
CourseNo. CourseTitle Professor Institution Year GradeNTR392 ResearchProblems:Nutritionand
CancerKline/Sanders UT 2009 A
NTR394 GraduateSeminarinNutritionalSciences
Davis UT 2010 ANTR390.1 AdvancesinNutritionI Freeland-Graves UT 2009 ANTR390.7 AdvancesinNutritionII Jolly UT 2010 ANTR380K ResearchMethods:ExpDsgnandStat Bray UT 2009 ANTR698A Thesis Kline/Sanders UT In
ProgressNTR698B Thesis Kline/Sanders UT FutureCoursesinMinorBIO398G SignalinginCancer Dharmawardhane UT 2010 AMOL395F Genetics Fischer/Macdonald UT 2009 AOtherGraduateWorkZOO388M AdvancedCellBiology Poenie UT 2011 ABIO395 PlantBio:LabSTDSinMolBio Sathasivan UT 2010 ASupportingUndergraduateWorkNTR311 IntroductoryNutrition Krakin LSU 2005 ABIO211
CellBiology
Perez
LSU
2005
A
BIO365R
VertebratePhysiology
Labeau
LSU
2006
A
CH302
PrinciplesofChemistry
Breaux
LSU
2006
A
CH610A
OrganicChemistry
Wilson
LSU
2007
A
CH610B
OrganicChemistry
Thibideaux
LSU
2008
B
CH339K
Biochemistry
Thibideaux
LSU
2008
A
DOCTOROFPHILOSOPHYINNUTRITIONALSCIENCESDoctoralDegree GeneralDescription
ThepurposeofthePh.D.programinNutritionalSciencesistopreparestudentsforresearch,teaching,andadministrativepositionsincolleges,universities,governmentandindustry.Evidenceofsuchpreparationincludesthesubmissionofadissertation,whichshouldbeamajorcontributiontoknowledgeindicatingnotonlythattheindividualhasathoroughknowledgeoftheparticularfieldbutalsothattheindividualcandesignandexecuteoriginalresearch.
WhiletheGraduateSchoolsetsnospecificorformalcourserequirementsforthePh.D.acrosscampus,thetypicalexpectationisthatadoctorateinvolves60hoursofcreditpostbaccalaureate.Mostdoctoralprogramsrequireaminimumoffour-fiveyearsoffull-timestudytocomplete.Attheendofthesecondyear,studentsareexpectedtohavemettherequirementsforadmissiontocandidacy,namely:
ï Successfulcompletionofallcoursesconditionaltoadmission
ï Completionofatleast18hoursinRecentAdvancesinNutritionandResearchMethods,
includingthefollowingcourseswithagradeofatleastBineach:Nutrition390(Topic1:AdvancesinNutritionalSciencesI),390(Topic6:MolecularNutritionalSciences),390(Topic7:AdvancesinNutritionalSciencesII),and394(Topic1:GeneralNutrition);withagradeofBorbetterinthesecourses.
ï Sixhoursofgraduatecourseworkoutsideofnutritionalsciencesthatisgermanetothe
dissertationresearch(i.e.biology,biochemistry,zoology,microbiology,botany,cellular/molecularbiologyeducationalpsychology,curriculumandinstruction,healtheducation,communitynutrition,publichealthandkinesiology).Furthersupportingworkinnutritionorintherelatedsciencesusuallyisneededtoaugmenttheprogram.Yoursupervisorwillhelpyouselectthesecourses.
ï Allstudentsareexpectedtoparticipateingraduateseminarthroughouttheirentire
periodofstudywhetherofficiallyregisteredornot.ItistheexpectationofGSCmembersthatallstudentswilltakeNTR394-Topic1.
ï ApprovalbytheGraduateAdvisoroftheproposedcourseplanandproposed
dissertationresearchprogram
ï Satisfactorycompletionofanoraljustificationofadissertationresearchproposal(i.e.,PrelimExam)beforeaPrelimcommittee
Dissertation Registrationfordissertationcourses
Thestudentmustbeadmittedtocandidacyinordertoregisterforthedissertationcourses:-99Rand-99W(the"R"and"W"signifyResearchandWriting,respectively).Thecoursenumbersvaryincredit.AstudentmustregisterforanRcourseforonesemesterandforaWcourseforeachsemesterthereafteruntilthedegreeiscompleted.RegistrationforaRandWcourseinthesamesemesterisprohibited;thecoursesmustbetakenoveratleasttwosemesters.RegistrationforNTR999RorNTR999Wfulfillsthe9hourrequirementforteachingassistants,researchassistantshipsorfellowshipholders(full-timestatus).
Registration ContinuousRegistration
Onceadmittedtocandidacyforadoctoraldegree,astudentmustenrollandpaytuitionbythetwelfthclassdayoftheFallandSpringsemestersofeachacademicyearuntilcompletionofthedegree.(Lateregistrationfeerulesdoapply.)Asstatedabove,thedissertationcourseinvolvesatwo-semestersequence(-99Rfollowedby-99W).Thefirstcoursecannotberepeated(i.e.,399R,699Ror999R).Thesecond(i.e.,399W,699Wor999W)coursemustberegisteredforcontinuouslyuntilthedegreeiscompleted.Thestudentmustregisterforatleasttwosemestersofdissertation.Thefirstsemesterwillalwaysbe-99Randallsucceedingsemesterswillbe-99W."InProgress"(asterisk)gradeswillbeassigneduntilthedissertationhasbeencompletedfora“CR”creditgrade.
TheGraduateSchoolmonitorscontinuousregistrationfordoctoralcandidates.StudentsnotenrolledbythefourthclassdayofalongsessionsemesteraresentaletterfromtheGraduateSchoolwarningthattheymustregisterandpaytuitionbythetwelfthclassdayorabarwillbeplacedonanyfurtherregistration.Studentswhoareinvolvedindissertationresearchworkinanywayduringthesummermustberegistered.Studentswhodonotregistercontinuouslyandwhoarenotonapprovedleavewillbedroppedfromcandidacy.Foradditionalinformation,seetheGraduateAdviser.
ProceduresforApplyingforCandidacyProgramofWork Afteratleastonesemesterofcoursework,andaftersubstantialprogresshasbeenmadeonthe
dissertationresearchproject,thestudentshouldconsultwiththeirsupervisingprofessorandformulatea“ProposedProgramofWork.” The“ProposedProgramofWork”listsonlythecoursesthatarerequiredtowardthePh.D.Workdoneforthemaster’sdegreemaybeincludedintheworkforthedoctoraldegree,provideditisacceptabletotheGraduateStudiesCommittee,thesupervisingcommittee,andtheGraduateDean.Onaseparatesheetstudentswillneedtohavetheapproximatetitleofthedissertation,abriefdescriptionoftheresearchandthenameofyoursupervisingprofessor.Attheendofthesecondyearstudentsareexpectedtohavemettherequirementsforadmissiontocandidacy.YOUMUSTCOMPLETEALLREQUIREDCOURSEWORKBEFORETHEPRELIMINARYEXAMCANBETAKEN.
Catalog “GraduationunderaParticularCatalog”-policyestablishedbytheGraduateschool:
Degreerequirementsmaychangefromonecatalogtothenext.Youarenormallyboundbytherequirementsofthecataloginforceatthetimeofyourfirstregistration;youmaychoose,however,tofulfilltherequirementsofasubsequentcatalog.IfyoudonotfulfillyourrequirementswithinsixyearsofyourfirstenrollmentintheGraduateSchool,youarethenboundbytherequirementsofasubsequentcatalog.YoumaychoosethecatalogineffectinanyyearinwhichyouareenrolledintheGraduateSchool,withinthesix-yearlimit.
RefertoGraduateSchoolCatalogforfurtherinformation.http://registrar.utexas.edu/catalogs
PrelimExam Thepreliminaryoralexamination,oftencalledthe“Prelim”,isamajorstepinthepredoctoralprogram.Itspurposeistwofold:
ï toestablishthatthestudenthasasufficientbreadthofknowledgeinnutrition
andrelatedfieldsanddepthinaspecifiedareaofnutritiontobearesearchscholar;
ï todeterminethatthestudentcanformulatereasonableresearch
questionsandproposeeffectivestrategiestoanswerthequestions.Step1 FillouttheProposedProgramofCourseWork,alistofthecoursestakenandproposedthatare
tobecountedtowardthePh.D.Theprogramwouldshowsuccessfulcompletionofallconditionalcoursesandallcompletedandproposedcoursework(major,minorandsupportingcoursework)forgraduationunderaparticularcatalog.Adraftshouldbeapprovedbyyoursupervisingprofessor,thensubmittedtothegraduatecoordinator.ThegraduatecoordinatorwillcheckwiththeGraduateSchooltoconfirmthecorrectcourseworkandrequirements.Anydiscrepanciesneed
toberesolved.Youmusthaveapprovalofyourprogrambeforeyoucanscheduleyourpreliminaryexam.SeeexamplesofProposedProgramofCourseWorkfortheDegreeofDoctorofPhilosophyandanexampleofthememotoGSCmembersaskingfortheircommentsandrecommendationsintheAppendix.
Step2 Awrittenproposalshouldbepreparedandcirculatedtocommitteemembersaminimumof
fourweeksinadvanceofthePreliminaryexamination.Theproposalmaybeacceptedaswrittenorreturnedtothestudentwithsuggestedmodifications.TheproposalformatshouldfollowtheguidelinesforanNIHpredoctoralfellowship(F31),availableintheAppendixofthisHandbook.ThewrittenproposalmustbefoundacceptablebytheSupervisoryCommitteepriortoschedulingthePreliminaryExam.
Step3 Oncetheprogramhasbeenapproved,thePrelimcanbescheduled.Itistheresponsibilityofthe
studenttochooseatimewhenallmembersofthecommitteecanattendforathreehourtimeperiod.Youandyoursupervisingprofessor(notthegraduateadviserastheGraduateSchoolpaperworkindicates)shouldchoosefourtosixpeopletoserveonyourdissertationcommittee.YoursupervisorandatleasttwootherpeoplemustbefromtheDepartmentofNutritionalSciences.Atleastonepersonmustbefromoutsidethedepartment.
AnycommentsorrecommendationsmadebyGraduateAdvisorregardingtheprogramofworkneedtobebroughttotheattentionofallprelimcommitteemembersbythesupervisingprofessoratthebeginningoftheprelim.
InarrivingatarecommendationtotheGSC,theprelimcommitteemayconsidernotonlyresponsestoquestionsduringtheprelim,butalsothesuccessfulcompletionofformalcoursework,priorresearchexperience,andotherevidenceofacademicachievement.Thecommittee’srecommendationtotheGSCwillbeoneofthefollowing:
(a) admissiontocandidacywithnoconditions;(b) admissiontocandidacywithspecificconditions,suchasadditionalcoursework;(c) re-examinationatalaterdate;(d) terminationofthepredoctoralprogram,withapprovaltopursueamaster’sdegree;(e) dismissalfromthegraduateprogram.
Assoonaspossibleaftertheprelimexaminationiscompleted,thesupervisingprofessorneedstoformallysubmittherecommendationoftheprelimcommitteetotheGraduateAdvisorinwriting(PrelimSignatureform,seeAppendix). Again,aminimumoftwoweeksisrequiredforapproval.
OncetheGraduateAdvisorhasapprovedthepreliminaryexaminationcommittee’srecommendationontheproposeddissertationresearchprogram,acopywillbesubmittedtotheGraduateCoordinatorforrecordkeeping.
Step4 ThestudentshouldusethefollowingwebsiteinordertofillouttheApplicationforCandidacyhttps://utdirect.utexas.edu/ogs/forms/candidacy/app.WBX.Statethemember’sfullname,department,rank,GSCstatus(YorN).(Thisinformationisavailablefromthegraduatecoordinator.)
AbriefstatementoftheproposeddissertationcanbecutandpastedtotheelectronicApplicationforCandidacy.TheabstractshouldnotexceedonepageandshouldbeintheformrequiredbytheOfficeofGraduateStudiesaspartoftheapplicationforadmissiontocandidacyforthePh.D.
Youwillberequiredtocopyandpasteortypeyourabstract(under60lines)intotheform.TheUTEIDsystemwilltimeoutafter30minutesandloseanychangesnotyetsubmittedorsaved:youmaywanttopreparethisdescriptionbeforebeginningtheapplication.Yoursupervisormustapprovethedescription.
Whentheon-lineformiscompletedandsent,itwillautomaticallyberoutedtoyourfacultysupervisorofelectronicapprovalsignature,afterapprovalfromfacultysupervisorisobtained.ACertificationofAcademicCredentialselectronicformwillbesenttotheGraduateStudiesCommitteeChairforelectronicsignatureapproval.
Acopyoftheproposalalsoshouldbeprovidedtothegraduatecoordinatorforadditiontothestudent’sfile.
ï StudentsareresponsibletodelivertoGraduateSchoolDegreeEvaluatorsofacurriculumvitaforanycommitteememberwhoisnotamemberoftheGraduateStudiesCommittee.
ï StudentsarealsorequiredtoprovidetotheGraduateSchoolDegreeEvaluatorsa
curriculumvitaandaletterstatingthenominee'swillingnesstoserveatnoexpensetotheuniversityisrequiredwhenanoff-campuscommitteememberisrecommendedforyourcommitteebytheGraduateAdviser.Theno-expenseletterisavailableontheGraduateSchoolwebsite.
ChangestotheCommitteeMembershiprequirespecialapproval,soyoushouldbecertainthemembershipiscompleteandcorrectbeforeinitiatingtheapplication.
QuestionsshouldbedirectedtoyourDepartmentalGraduateCoordinator.
CertificationofAcademicCredentials
AProgramofWork(listofcoursestakentowardthePh.D.)mustbesubmittedtotheChairofyourGraduateStudiesCommittee.TheGraduateAdvisorwillreviewandapprovetheCertificationofAcademicCredentialsonline.
TheProgramofWorkmustmeetalloftherequirementsestablishedbytheGraduateStudiesCommitteeandtheGraduateSchool,
ï mustbetakenwithinthepastsixyears,
ï andmustincludecourseworkthatissufficientinacademicbreadth/depth.
Onceyouhavebeenadmittedtocandidacy,
ï Youarerequiredtocontinuouslyregisterfordissertationortreatise.
ï Yourfirstsemesterincandidacyis_99R;forallsemestersafterthefirstoneincandidacyyoumustregisterfor_99W.
PleasebeawarethatanychangestoyourcommitteeortheproposedtopicmustbeapprovedbytheDeanofGraduateStudies. AsktheGraduateAdvisortopetitionforanychanges.Changesmustbeapprovedwelli30daysbeforesubmissionoftheRequestforFinalOral.
CourseworkforCompletionofDOCTOROFPHILOSOPHY
Course
DescriptionRequiredCreditHours
18SemesterHoursinNutritionalSciences
NTR390 AdvancesinNutritionalSciencesIMacronutrientMetabolism 3
NTR390 AdvancesinNutritionalSciencesIIVitaminsandMinerals 3
NTR390 MolecularNutrition 3
NTR394 GeneralNutritionSeminar 3AdditionalSemesterHoursinNTR390(RecentAdvancesinNutritionalSciences)and/oroneNTR380KorStatisticscourse.
6
SixadditionalSemesterHoursofGraduateCourseworkOutsideNutritionalSciencesinfieldsgermanetothedissertationresearch,suchasbiology,biochemistry,molecularbiology,educationalpsychology,curriculumandinstruction,healtheducation,andkinesiology.
6
NTR999R
Dissertation(Research)takenduringthefirstsemesterincandidacy.
9
NTR999W Dissertation(Writing)takeneverysemesterafterfirstsemesterincandidacyuntilGraduation.
9Total/Expected 60-75
HOURS
required 3
NTR 390.X (NTR 390 topics course) Or Statistics required 3
NTR 392 research hours 3
NTR 390.6 Molecular Nutrition required 3
NTR 392 research hours 3
Outside Course 1 required 3
PROGRESS TOWARD DEGREE: Research Supervisor must be selected before the start of the 3rd semester.
NTR 394 Graduate Seminar in Nutritional Sciences required 3
NTR 392 research hours 3
NTR 390.X (NTR 390 topics course) required
3
Outside Course 2 required 3
required
3 NTR 392 research hours 3 PROGRESS TOWARD DEGREE: At the end of the second year students must meet requirements for admission to candidacy/ Prelim Exam. Students must complete coursework before Prelim Exam can be scheduled. The Supervisory Committee must be set up by the final day of the fourth long semester.
NTR 392 research hours 3 NTR 392 research hours 3 NTR 392 research hours 3 PROGRESS TOWARD DEGREE: The Prelim Exam must be completed prior to the start of the sixth full semester.
NTR 999R Dissertation 9
NTR 999W Dissertation 9
NTR 999W Dissertation 9
SuggestedSchedule:
★
★
★
Fall Year5 NTR999WDissertation 9Spring Year 5 NTR999WDissertation 9
Studentsmustmaintainatleasta3.0average.
NTR 390.0 Nutrition and Disease Prevention Forman UT 2012 A NTR 390.1 Advances in Nutritional Sciences Freeland-Graves UT 2011 A NTR 390 Metabolic Syndrome Nunez UT 2011 A NTR 394 Seminar in Nutritional Sci. Davis UT 2012 A NTR 390.7 Advances Nutritional Sci. II Lashinger UT 2012 A NTR 390.6 Molecular Nutrition deGraffenried UT 2011 A NTR 999R NTR 999W
Dissertation Dissertation
Jolly Jolly
UT UT
In Progress In Progress
PROPOSEDPROGRAMOFCOURSEWORKFORTHEDEGREEOFDOCTOROFPHILOSOPHY(MOLECULAREMPHASIS)
IndividualProgramswillvaryaccordingtoresearch.Agradeofat leastC(2.00) isrequired foraOutsidedepartmentcoursetobeincludedinthestudent’sProgramofWork. AgradeofBorbetterisrequiredforCoreCurriculum.
Name: Date:
B.A./B.S.,Date,Institution
Address:Major:
M.A./M.S.,Date,Institution
Major:
MAJOR:NutritionalSciences
CourseNo. CourseTitle Professor Institution Year Grade
ApproximateTitle:Identificationandcharacterizationofamammalianfattyacidtransportergene SupportingWork
BIO391M TumorBiology Huibregtse UT 2009 AN397L AnalysisandInterpofData Garcia UT 2010 A
SupportingUndergraduateWorkCHE1000 GeneralChemistryI Jones Baylor 2007 ABIO1500 GeneralZoologyI Watkins Baylor 2007 AFN1500 BasicNutrition Allen Baylor 2007 ACHE1100 GeneralChem.II Jones Baylor 2006 B+BIO1550 GeneralZoologyII Adams Baylor 2006 ACHE2000 OrganicChemistryI Goldsmith Baylor 2006 ACHE2100 OrganicchemistryII Brunsen Baylor 2005 AFN2500 BiochmicalNutrition Brian Baylor 2008 ACHE3150 PhysiologicalChemistry Kelly Baylor 2008 ABIO2220 VertebratePhysiology Parker Baylor 2004 ABIO3025 Genetics Quinley Baylor 2008 ASTA2200 InferentialStatistics McDougal Baylor 2004 BMIC2025 Microbiology Fox Baylor 2004 A
PROPOSEDPROGRAMOFCOURSEWORKFORTHEDEGREEOFDOCTOROFPHILOSOPHY(CLINICALEMPHASIS)
Name: Date:Address:
B.A./B.S.,Date,InstitutionM.A./M.S.,Date,Institution
Major:Major:
MAJOR:NutritionalSciences
CourseNo. CourseTitleProfessor Institution Year GradeNTR390.0 NutritionandDiseasePrevention Kline UT 2011 ANTR390.1 AdvancesinNutritionalSciences Freeland-Graves UT 2011 ANTR390 MetabolicSyndrome Nunez UT 2011 ANTR394 SeminarinNutritionalSci. Kline&Sanders UT 2012 ANTR390.7 AdvancesNutritionalSci.II Jolly UT 2012 AN397L(stats) AnalysisandInterp.ofData Laffrey/Garcia UT 2013 ANTR999RNTR999W
DissertationDissertation
JollyJolly
UTUT
Fall2013Spring2013
N397L.2
SupportingWork
InstrumentationandMeasurement Coward UT 2011 AHED395 InterventionMapping GottliebUT 2011 AEDP382K CorrelationandRegression Chang UT 2012 A
SupportingUndergraduateWork
CHEM1410 GeneralChemistryI Lippmann TSU 2006 BCHEM1420 GeneralChemistryII Rudizinski TSU 2006 BBIO2430 HumanAnatomyandPhysiology Horne TSU 2006 BCHEM2410 OrganicChemistryI Blanda TSU 2007 BBIO2460 CellBiology Koke TSU 2007 BCHEM2342 OrganicChemistryII Blanda TSU 2007 AFCS2367 PrinciplesofNutrition Thompson TSU 2007 ABIO2400 Microbiology Rhode TSU 2008 ABIO2450 Genetics Forstner TSU 2008 BCHEM3410 QuantitativeAnalysis Compton TSU 2009 ABIO4445 PathogenicMicrobiology Prabhakaran TSU 2009 ABIO3442 Virology Aron TSU 2009 ABIO4416 GeneralEcology Barnes TSU 2009 A
NotificationofGraduateAdvisorofPrelimResultsbyCommitteeChair.Step2ofPrelimExamDate: To: GraduateAdvisor,Dr.JaimieDavis
From: (CommitteeChair)
Re: RecommendationsofPreliminaryCommitteeProceduresThestudentlistedbelowhassuccessfullycompletedthequalifyingexaminationandhaspresentedadissertationproposalthatisacceptabletotheproposeddissertationcommitteethatreviewedit.
Student:
DateofPrelimExamination: PrelimCommittee:SupervisingProfessor(s)Committeemembers
Recommendation:
AdmissiontocandidacyforthePh.D.withoutcondition.
AdmitwithPrelimconditions:
Notrecommendedforadvancement.
ProceduresforGraduation Graduation RegistrationforGraduation
Candidatesforagraduatedegreemustberegisteredduringthesemesterorsummersessioninwhichtheyaretoreceivetheirdegree.
Doctoralstudentsmustberegisteredforthedissertationcourse,-999Rduringthefirstsemesterincandidacy,thenafterregistersfor999Wduringthefallandspringsemesteruntilgraduationandifyouneedtoregisterduringthesummeryouregisterfor399W;master'sstudentsforthethesiscourseregisterforthefirstpartofthesis,698A,thenregistersfor698Bonthesemesterthestudentistograduate.
Ifmaster’sstudentshaveincompletesontheirProgramofWork,theymustregisterforaconferencecourseonaCredit/NoCreditbasisuntiltheincompletesarecleared.Thisholdstrueevenifthethesisorreporthasbeensubmitted.
Deadlines&SubmissionInstructionsDuringyourlastsemesterasagraduatestudent,youmustapplytograduate,inadditiontocompletingotherrequiredsteps.Master’sCandidatesIfyouexpecttocompleteyourdegreeduringagivensemester,filetograduatebysubmittingtheMaster’sGraduationApplicationformonline.(Apaperformmaybesubmittedbystudentsenrolledindual-degreeprograms.ContactaGraduateCoordinatortoobtainthepaperform,towhichyoumustattachaprogramofworkthathasbeenapprovedbyyourprogramgraduateadviser.)Theformmustbecompletedandsubmittedduringtheappropriatetimeperiod:seeOGSwebpagefordates.https://gradschool.utexas.edu/Studentswhodonotsubmittheformbythedeadlinewillnotbeeligibletoreceivetheirdegreeuntilthesubsequentsemester.Ifyoufindafterfilingforgraduationthatyouwillnotcompleteyourdegreerequirements,contacttheGraduateSchoolforinstructionsforreschedulingyourgraduation.TheMaster’sGraduationApplicationformisvalidforonesemesteronly;anewapplicationmustbesubmittedifyoursemesterofgraduationchanges.RegistrationRequirementforFinalSemesterAllstudentsmustberegisteredintheirfinalgraduatingsemester.ThesisOptionstudentsmustberegisteredin698BandReportOptionstudentsmustberegisteredin398Rtosubmitagraduationapplication.ThesisorReportSubmissionAllmaster’sdegreecandidateswhoarecompletingthethesisorreportoptionmustuploadthethesisorreportby3p.m.onthedeadlineANDbeforefinalpaperworkissubmitted:SeeOGSwebpagefordateshttps://gradschool.utexas.edu/RequiredPrintedPagesStudentsarealsorequiredtosubmitaprintedcopyofthefollowingpagestotheGraduateSchool,Main101,by3p.m.ontherelevantdeadlinelistedabove.Allpaperworkmustbesubmittedtogetherinonepacket:• Asignaturepage(withsignaturesofyoursupervisingcommitteeaslistedonyourMaster’sGraduationApplication
form)ALLcommitteemembersmustsignthesignaturepage-noproxysignaturesallowed;• AcopyofyourCopyrightTutorialcertificationemail;
• AStatementonResearchwithHumanParticipantsform;• AStatementofResearchinRestrictedRegionsform;and• AnyrequeststoDelayPublication.Submittheformswhetheryouusedhumanparticipantsorconductedresearchinarestrictedregionornot.Ifyoudidusehumanparticipants,attachacopyoftheIRBapprovalletterorwaiverorexemptionnotificationoftheform.Ifyoutraveledtoarestrictedregion,attachacopyofyourIOCapprovalletter(s).Ifyoucannotdelivertherequiredpagesinperson,theymaybemailedtoarrivebythedeadline.Werecommendthatyouuseaguaranteedmethodofdelivery.Sendthemto:TheUniversityofTexasatAustinDeanofGraduateStudies110InnerCampusDrive,StopG0400Austin,TX78712-1710DoctoralStudentsIfyouexpecttocompleteyourdegreeduringagivensemester,filetograduatebysubmittingtheDoctoralGraduationApplicationform.Itmustbecompletedandsubmittedduringtheappropriatetimeperiod:SeeOGSwebpagefordateshttps://gradschool.utexas.edu/Studentswhodonotsubmittheformbythedeadlinewillnotbeeligibletoreceivetheirdegreeuntilthesubsequentsemester.RegistrationRequirementforFinalSemesterInyourfinalsemester,youmustberegisteredfor_99W.(Musicmajorsshouldcheckwiththeirgraduateadviserforregistrationrequirements.)DissertationDefense/FinalOralExaminationAfteryoufiletograduate,scheduleyourdissertationdefense,alsoknownasthefinaloralexamination.DissertationSubmissionAlldoctoraldegreecandidatesmustuploadtheirdissertationby3p.m.onthedeadlineANDbeforefinalpaperworkissubmitted:SeeOGSwebpagefordateshttps://gradschool.utexas.edu/RequiredPrintedPagesStudentsarealsorequiredtosubmitaprintedcopyofthefollowingpagestotheGraduateSchool,Main101,by3p.m.ontherelevantdeadlinelistedabove.Allpaperworkmustbesubmittedtogetherinonepacket:• Asignaturepage(withsignaturesofyoursupervisingcommitteeaslistedonyourDoctoralGraduationApplication
form)ALLcommitteemembersmustsignthesignaturepage-noproxysignaturesallowed;• AcopyofyourCopyrightTutorialcertificationemail;• AStatementonResearchwithHumanParticipantsform;• AStatementofResearchinRestrictedRegionsform;and• AnyrequeststoDelayPublication.Submittheformswhetheryouusedhumanparticipantsorconductedresearchinarestrictedregionornot.Ifyoudidusehumanparticipants,attachacopyoftheIRBapprovalletterorwaiverorexemptionnotificationoftheform.Ifyoutraveledtoarestrictedregion,attachacopyofyourIOCapprovalletter(s).Ifyoucannotdelivertherequiredpagesinperson,theymaybemailedtoarrivebythedeadline.Werecommendthatyouuseaguaranteedmethodofdelivery.Sendthemto:TheUniversityofTexasatAustinDeanofGraduateStudies110InnerCampusDrive,StopG0400Austin,TX78712-1710ExitSurveysInadditiontotherequiredprintedpages,doctoralcandidatesarealsorequestedtocompletethefollowingbythe
relevantdeadlinelistedabove:• TheAssociationofAmericanUniversitiesDataExchangeexitsurveyregardingyourexperienceasadoctoral
student;andTheconfidentialNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)SurveyofEarnedDoctorates.Ph.DOraldefense YouwillneedtoobtaintheRequestforFinalOralformfromtheOfficeofGraduate
Studieswebpagehttp://www.utexas.edu/ogs
Beginarrangingforyourdefenseatthebeginningofthesemester,especiallyduringthesummer,inordertoaccommodatethetravelplansofyourcommitteemembers.
Youshouldsubmitthefinaldraftofyourdissertation,reviewedfortechnicalandgrammaticalcorrectnessbyyoursupervisor,toeachofyourcommitteemembersatleastfourweeksbeforeyourfinaldefense.AllmembersofthecommitteemustsigntheRequestforFinalOral.Bysigning,eachmemberacknowledgesreceiptofacopyofyourdissertationdraftandagreestobepresentatthedefenseonthescheduleddate.
TherequestmustbefiledintheGraduateSchoolwiththevita,abstracts,signatureandtitlepagesforaformatcheckatleasttwoweeksinadvanceofyourdefense.ThistimeisnecessaryfortheGraduateSchooltoprocessyourrequestandtomailthedefensereportmaterials,acopyoftheabstractandaninvitationtothedefensetoyourcommitteemembersandgraduateprogram.
BysigningtheRequestforFinalOralExamination,youauthorizeTheUniversityofTexasatAustintopublishyourname,major,dissertationtitle,committeechair,andthedate,time,andlocationofyourfinaloralexam. Intheabsenceofthissignature,thisinformationwillnotbepublishedasapartoftheScheduleofFinalOralExams.
TheReportofDissertationDefenseismailedtothesupervisingprofessorbytheGraduateSchool.Besurethatthereportandthethreerequiredcopiesofthe
signaturepageofyourdissertationarepresentattheoraldefense,sothattheycanbesignedbythecommitteemembers.
TheReportofDissertationDefensesignaturepageismailedtothesupervisingprofessorbytheGraduateSchool.Besurethatthereportandthethreerequiredcopiesofthesignaturepageofyourdissertationarepresentattheoraldefense,sothattheycanbesignedbythecommitteemembers.
Afterdefense YourdissertationcannotbeapprovedbytheGraduateSchooluntilyouhavesuccessfully
passedyourdefenseandyourcommitteemembershavesignedtheReportofDissertationDefenseformandtheapproval(signature)pageofyourdissertation.ThesignedReportofDissertationDefenseistheofficialrecommendationofyourcommitteetotheGraduateDean,whodependsuponittodetermineyoureligibilitytoreceivethedoctoraldegree.Apassingreportsignifiesthatyourcommitteeunanimouslyagreethatyouhave
completedadissertationthatisanindependentinvestigationinyourmajorfield.Intheeventthatrevisionstoyourdissertationarenecessarybeforeyourcommitteememberswillapproveyourdissertation,theReportofDissertationDefenseshouldberetainedbyyoursupervisoruntilallrevisionshavebeencompleted.TheReportofDissertationDefenserequiredGSCapproval,i.e.thesignatureoftheGSCChairperson.SincetheReportofDissertationDefensedoesnotrequiretheprintednamesofcommitteemembers,pleaseprovidetheGSCChairpersonwiththisinformation.
PROPOSALFORMAT
NIHPredoctoralFellowship[F31]formatSections(11pagestotalnotincludingreferencesandappendices)
1. TitlePage(1page)2. SpecificAims(1page)3. BackgroundandSignificance(1page)4. PreliminaryData/ProgressReport(2pagesmaximum)5. ResearchDesignandMethods(6pages)6. References(nopagelimit)7. Anyadditionalmaterial/informationrequestedbythecommitteecanbeattachedasanappendix(nolimit
onnumberofappendices)Font
UseanArial,Helvetica,PalatinoLinotypeorGeorgiatypeface,ablackfontcolor,andafontsizeof11pointsorlarger.ASymbolfontmaybeusedtoinsertGreeklettersorspecialcharacters;thefontsizerequirementstillapplies.
Typedensity,includingcharactersandspaces,mustbenomorethan15charactersperinch.Typemaybenomorethansixlinesperinch.
Useblackinkthatcanbeclearlycopied.
Printmustbeclearandlegible.PaperSizeandPageMargins
Usestandardsize(8½"x11")sheetsofpaper.
Useatleastone-halfinchmargins(top,bottom,left,andright)forallpages,includingcontinuationpages.Noinformationshouldappearinthemargins,includingtheStudent’snameandpagenumbers.
PageFormatting
Useonlyastandard,single-columnformatforthetext.Avoidusingatwo-columnformatsinceitcancausedifficultieswhenreviewingthedocumentelectronically.
Theapplicationmustbesingle-sidedandsingle-spaced.
Consecutivelynumberpagesthroughouttheapplication.Donotusesuffixes(e.g.,5a,5b).Donotincludeadditionalpagesbetweenthefacepageandpage2.
Donotincludeunnumberedpages.Figures,Graphs,Diagrams,Charts,Tables,FigureLegends,andFootnotes
Asmallertypesizeisacceptablebutitmustbeinblackink,readilylegible,andfollowthefonttypefacerequirement.
EXCERPTSFROMGRADUATECATALOGS
REGARDINGGRADUATEPROGRAMS INNUTRITIONANDNUTRITIONALSCIENCES
ThefollowingintroductorymaterialisidenticalinGraduateSchoolcatalogssince1991:
Thepreliminarytrainingofstudentsseekingagraduatedegreeshouldincludecoursesinthefollowingfields:inorganicchemistrywithlab,organicchemistrywithlab,biochemistrywithlab,vertebrateorhumanphysiology,cellularandmolecularbiology,statistics,andnutrition.TheGraduateStudiesCommitteemayrecommendthatsomeorallofthesecoursesbecompletedasaprerequisiteforadmissiontotheprogramorinadditiontothecoursesrequiredforthegraduatedegree.ForstudentswhowishtocombinetheadvanceddegreeinnutritionwithcoursesandexperiencesmeetingtherequirementsforregistrationeligibilitywiththeAmericanDieteticAssociation,additionalcoursesmayberequired.
MASTEROFSCIENCE-SpecificDegreeRequirementsTheGraduateStudiesCommitteemustapprovetheprogramofworkbeforethestudentisadmittedtocandidacyforthemaster'sdegree.Thirtysemesterhoursarerequired,distributedasfollows:(1)eighteenhoursinspecifiednutritioncourses;(2)sixhoursinaminororsupportingfieldsuchasbiology,anthropology,biochemistry,immunology,educationalpsychology,curriculumandinstruction,healtheducation,publichealth,pharmacology,orkinesiology;and(3)sixhoursinthethesiscourse,involvinganoriginalresearchproject.Theeighteenhoursinnutritionmustincludeatleastthreehoursinresearchmethods,atleastthreeinresearchproblems,atleastthreeinseminar,andatleastsixinrecentadvances;theremainingthreehoursmaybeineitherresearchmethodsorrecentadvances.Adegreeprogramwithreportisalsoavailable,forstudentsseekingaterminalmaster'sdegree.Inthisprogram,Nutrition398Randthreeadditionalhoursineitherresearchmethodsorrecentadvancesreplacethethesiscourse.2008-2010TheGraduateStudiesCommitteemustapprovetheprogramofworkbeforethestudentisadmittedtocandidacyforthemaster'sdegree.Thirtysemesterhoursarerequired,distributedasfollows:(1)eighteenhoursinspecifiednutritioncourses;(2)sixhoursinaminororsupportingfieldsuchasbiology,anthropology,biochemistry,immunology,educationalpsychology,curriculumandinstruction,healtheducation,publichealth,pharmacology,orkinesiology;and(3)sixhoursinthethesiscourse,involvinganoriginalresearchproject.Theeighteenhoursinnutritionmustincludeatleastthreehoursinresearchmethods,atleastthreeinresearchproblems,atleastthreeinseminar,andatleastsixinrecentadvances;theremainingthreehoursmaybeineitherresearchmethodsorrecentadvances.
Adegreeprogramwithreportisalsoavailable,forstudentsseekingaterminalmaster'sdegree.Inthisprogram,Nutrition398Randthreeadditionalhoursineitherresearchmethodsorrecentadvancesreplacethethesiscourse.2011-2013
TheGraduateStudiesCommitteemustapprovetheProgramofWorkbeforethestudentisadmittedtocandidacyforthemaster’sdegree.Thirtysemesterhoursarerequired,distributedasfollows:(1)eighteenhoursinspecifiednutritioncourses;(2)sixhoursinaminororsupportingfieldsuchasbiology,anthropology,biochemistry,immunology,educationalpsychology,curriculumandinstruction,healtheducation,publichealth,pharmacology,orkinesiology;and(3)sixhoursinthethesiscourse,involvinganoriginalresearchproject.Theeighteenhoursinnutritionmustincludeatleastthreehoursinresearchmethods,atleastthreeinresearchproblems,atleastthreeinseminar,andatleastsixinrecentadvances;theremainingthreehoursmaybeineitherresearchmethodsorrecentadvances.Adegreeprogramwithreportisalsoavailable,forstudentsseekingaterminalmaster’sdegree.Inthisprogram,Nutrition398Randthreeadditionalhoursineitherresearchmethodsorrecentadvancesreplacethethesiscourse.2013-2015
TheGraduateStudiesCommitteemustapprovetheProgramofWorkbeforethestudentisadmittedtocandidacyforthemaster’sdegree.Thirtysemesterhoursarerequired,distributedasfollows:(1)eighteenhoursinspecifiednutritioncourses;(2)sixhoursinaminororsupportingfieldsuchasbiology,anthropology,biochemistry,immunology,educationalpsychology,curriculumandinstruction,healtheducation,publichealth,pharmacology,orkinesiology;and(3)sixhoursinthethesiscourse,involvinganoriginalresearchproject.Theeighteenhoursinnutritionmustincludeatleastthreehoursinresearchmethods,atleastthreeinresearchproblems,atleastthreeinseminar,andatleastsixinrecentadvances;theremainingthreehoursmaybeineitherresearchmethodsorrecentadvances.Adegreeprogramwithreportisalsoavailable,forstudentsseekingaterminalmaster’sdegree.Inthisprogram,Nutrition398Randthreeadditionalhoursineitherresearchmethodsorrecentadvancesreplacethethesiscourse.2015-2017
TheGraduateStudiesCommitteemustapprovetheProgramofWorkbeforethestudentisadmittedtocandidacyforthemaster’sdegree.Thirtysemesterhoursarerequired,distributedasfollows:(1)eighteenhoursinspecifiednutritioncourses;(2)sixhoursinaminororsupportingfieldsuchasbiology,anthropology,biochemistry,immunology,educationalpsychology,curriculumandinstruction,healtheducation,publichealth,pharmacology,orkinesiology;and(3)sixhoursinthethesiscourse,involvinganoriginalresearchproject.Theeighteenhoursinnutritionmustincludeatleastthreehoursinresearchmethods,atleastthreeinresearchproblems,atleastthreeinseminar,andatleastsixinrecentadvances;theremainingthreehoursmaybeineitherresearchmethodsorrecentadvances.Adegreeprogramwithreportisalsoavailable,forstudentsseekingaterminalmaster’sdegree.Inthisprogram,Nutrition398Randthreeadditionalhoursineitherresearchmethodsorrecentadvancesreplacethethesiscourse.2017-2019
TheGraduateStudiesCommitteemustapprovetheProgramofWorkbeforethestudentisadmittedtocandidacyforthemaster’sdegree.Thirtysemesterhoursarerequired,distributedasfollows:(1)eighteenhoursinspecifiednutritioncourses;(2)sixhoursinaminororsupportingfieldsuchasbiology,anthropology,biochemistry,immunology,educationalpsychology,curriculumandinstruction,healtheducation,publichealth,pharmacology,orkinesiology;and(3)sixhoursinthethesiscourse,involvinganoriginalresearchproject.Theeighteenhoursinnutritionmustincludeatleastthreehoursinresearchmethods,atleastthreeinresearchproblems,atleastthreeinseminar,andatleastsixinrecentadvances;theremainingthreehoursmaybeineitherresearchmethodsorrecentadvances.Adegreeprogramwithreportisalsoavailable,forstudentsseekingaterminalmaster’sdegree.Inthisprogram,Nutrition398Randthreeadditionalhoursineitherresearchmethodsorrecentadvancesreplacethethesiscourse.
DOCTOROFPHILOSOPHY-SpecificDegreeRequirements2005-2011Thedoctoralprogramtypicallyrequiresfourtofiveyearsoffull-timestudy.Studentsareexpectedtomeetthefollowingrequirementsforadmissiontocandidacybytheendofthesecondyear:(1)completionofcoursesconditionaltoadmission;(2)fifteensemesterhoursinnutrition,includingthefollowingcourseswithagradeofatleastBineach:Nutrition390(Topic1:AdvancesinNutritionalSciencesI),390(Topic7:AdvancesinNutritionalSciencesII),and394(Topic1:GeneralNutrition);(3) sixhoursofgraduatecourseworkoutsidenutritioninfieldsgermanetothedissertationresearch,suchasbiology,biochemistry,molecularbiology,educationalpsychology,curriculumandinstruction,healtheducation,andkinesiology;(4)presentationanddefenseofadissertationresearchproposalandsatisfactoryresponsetoquestionsonnutritionandrelatedsciences;and(5)approvalbytheGraduateStudiesCommitteeoftheproposedcourseplanandproposeddissertationresearchprogram.Furthersupportingworkinnutritionorrelatedsciencesisusuallyneededtoaugmenttheprogram.Alldoctoralcandidatesmustwriteadissertationbasedontheresultsoftheiroriginalresearchandmustmakeaformaloraldefenseofthedissertation.TheGraduateStudiesCommitteemustcertifythatallofthedegreerequirementshavebeencompleted.2011-2015Thedoctoralprogramtypicallyrequiresfourtofiveyearsoffull-timestudy.Studentsareexpectedtomeetthefollowingrequirementsforadmissiontocandidacybytheendofthesecondyear:(1)completionofcoursesconditionaltoadmission;(2)Completionofatleast18hoursinrecentadvancesinnutritionandresearchmethodsinnutritionalsciences,eighteensemesterhoursinnutrition,includingthefollowingcourseswithagradeofatleastBineach:Nutrition390(Topic1:AdvancesinNutritionalSciencesI),390(Topic6:MolecularNutritionalSciences),390(Topic7:AdvancesinNutritionalSciencesII),and394(Topic1:GeneralNutrition);withagradeofBorbetterinthesecourses.(3)sixhoursofgraduatecourseworkoutsidenutritioninfieldsgermanetothedissertationresearch,suchasbiology,biochemistry,molecularbiology,educationalpsychology,curriculumandinstruction,healtheducation,andkinesiology;(4)presentationanddefenseofadissertationresearchproposalandsatisfactoryresponsetoquestionsonnutritionandrelatedsciences;and(5)approvalbytheGraduateStudiesCommitteeoftheproposedcourseplanandproposeddissertationresearchprogram.Furthersupportingworkinnutritionorrelatedsciencesisusuallyneededtoaugmenttheprogram.Alldoctoralcandidatesmustwriteadissertationbasedontheresultsoftheiroriginalresearchandmustmakeaformaloraldefenseofthedissertation.TheGraduateStudiesCommitteemustcertifythatallofthedegreerequirementshavebeencompleted.2015-2017Thedoctoralprogramtypicallyrequiresfourtofiveyearsoffull-timestudy.Studentsareexpectedtomeetthefollowingrequirementsforadmissiontocandidacybytheendofthesecondyear:(1)completionofcoursesconditionaltoadmission;(2)Completionofatleast18hoursinrecentadvancesinnutritionandresearchmethodsinnutritionalsciences,eighteensemesterhoursinnutrition,includingthefollowingcourseswithagradeofatleastBineach:Nutrition390(Topic1:AdvancesinNutritionalSciencesI),390(Topic6:MolecularNutritionalSciences),390(Topic7:AdvancesinNutritionalSciencesII),and394(Topic1:GeneralNutrition);withagradeofBorbetterinthesecourses.(3)sixhoursofgraduatecourseworkoutsidenutritioninfieldsgermanetothedissertationresearch,suchasbiology,biochemistry,molecularbiology,educationalpsychology,curriculumandinstruction,healtheducation,andkinesiology;(4)presentationanddefenseofadissertationresearchproposalandsatisfactoryresponsetoquestionsonnutritionandrelatedsciences;and(5)approvalbytheGraduateStudiesCommitteeoftheproposedcourseplanandproposeddissertationresearchprogram.Furthersupportingworkinnutritionorrelatedsciencesisusuallyneededtoaugmenttheprogram.Alldoctoralcandidatesmustwriteadissertationbasedontheresultsoftheiroriginalresearchandmustmakeaformaloraldefenseofthedissertation.TheGraduateStudiesCommitteemustcertifythatallofthedegreerequirementshavebeencompleted.
2017-2019Thedoctoralprogramtypicallyrequiresfourtofiveyearsoffull-timestudy.Studentsareexpectedtomeetthefollowingrequirementsforadmissiontocandidacybytheendofthesecondyear:(1)completionofcoursesconditionaltoadmission;(2)Completionofatleast18hoursinrecentadvancesinnutritionandresearchmethodsinnutritionalsciences,eighteensemesterhoursinnutrition,includingthefollowingcourseswithagradeofatleastBineach:Nutrition390(Topic1:AdvancesinNutritionalSciencesI),390(Topic6:MolecularNutritionalSciences),390(Topic7:AdvancesinNutritionalSciencesII),and394(Topic1:GeneralNutrition);withagradeofBorbetterinthesecourses.(3)sixhoursofgraduatecourseworkoutsidenutritioninfieldsgermanetothedissertationresearch,suchasbiology,biochemistry,molecularbiology,educationalpsychology,curriculumandinstruction,healtheducation,andkinesiology;(4)presentationanddefenseofadissertationresearchproposalandsatisfactoryresponsetoquestionsonnutritionandrelatedsciences;and(5)approvalbytheGraduateStudiesCommitteeoftheproposedcourseplanandproposeddissertationresearchprogram.Furthersupportingworkinnutritionorrelatedsciencesisusuallyneededtoaugmenttheprogram.Alldoctoralcandidatesmustwriteadissertationbasedontheresultsoftheiroriginalresearchandmustmakeaformaloraldefenseofthedissertation.TheGraduateStudiesCommitteemustcertifythatallofthedegreerequirementshavebeencompleted.
AGuidetoNutritionalSciencesGraduateCourses
ThefollowinglistofcoursesisdesignedtohelpgraduatestudentsknowwhatcoursesareofferedbytheNutritionalSciencesgraduatefaculty.Additionalinformationmaybeobtainedfromtheinstructorofeachcourse.Graduatestandingisrequiredforregistrationinanyofthesecourses.GRADUATECOURSESThefacultyhasapprovaltoofferthefollowingcourses;however,notallcoursesaretaughteachsemesterorsummersession.StudentsshouldconsulttheCourseScheduletodeterminewhichcourseswillbeofferedduringaparticularsemesterorsummersession.TheCourseSchedulemayalsoreflectchangesthathavebeenmadetothecoursesinventoryafterthepublicationofthiscatalog. Unlessotherwisestatedbelow,eachcoursemeetsforthreelecturehoursaweekforonesemester.GRADUATECOURSESThefacultyhasapprovaltoofferthefollowingcoursesintheacademicyears2017–2018;however,notallcoursesaretaughteachsemesterorsummersession.StudentsshouldconsulttheCourseScheduletodeterminewhichcoursesandtopicswillbeofferedduringaparticularsemesterorsummersession.TheCourseSchedulemayalsoreflectchangesmadetothecourseinventoryafterthepublicationofthiscatalog.Nutrition:NTRNTR380K.ResearchMethodsinNutritionalSciences.Onelecturehourandsixlaboratoryhoursaweekforonesemester.Mayberepeatedforcreditwhenthetopicsvary.Prerequisite:Graduatestandinginnutrition,orgraduatestandingandconsentofinstructor.Topic1:ExperimentalNutrition.Topic2:NutritionalImmunology.Topic3:AppliedStatistics.Topic4:AdvancedExperimentalDesignandStatistics.Additionalprerequisite:Nutrition380K(Topic3)orconsentofinstructor.Topic5:Carcinogenesis.Topic6:NutritionalBiochemistry.NTR390.RecentAdvancesinNutritionalSciences.Threelecturehoursaweekforonesemester.Mayberepeatedforcreditwhenthetopicsvary.Prerequisite:Graduatestanding;andoneofthefollowing:Chemistry339Kand339L,Chemistry369,equivalentcoursework,orconsentofinstructor.Topic1:AdvancesinNutritionalSciencesI.MacronutrientMetabolism.Requiredofallgraduatestudentsinnutrition.Topic2:CarbohydratesandFiber.Topic3:Lipids.Topic4:VitaminsandMinerals.Topic5:Minerals.Topic6:MolecularNutritionalSciences.Topic7:AdvancesinNutritionalSciencesII.Requiredofallgraduatestudentsinnutrition.Topic8:ClinicalNutrition.Additionalprerequisite:Nutrition370ortheequivalentorconsentofinstructor.Topic9:Nutrition,Immunology,andCancer.Topic10:GeriatricNutritionandMetabolism.Studyofhowaginginfluencesnutrientrequirementsandmetabolismatthebiochemicalandmolecularlevel.Discussionofdietarychangestooffsettheeffectsofagingandtoimprovequalityoflife.Topic11:Nutrition,Cancer,andDevelopment.Theroleofnutritionindevelopmentfromembryotoadult,theroleofnutritioninthepreventionandtreatmentofcancer,andtheabilityofnutrientstoaffectdevelopmentanddisease.
NTR392.ResearchProblemsinNutritionalSciences.Onelecturehourandsixlaboratoryhoursaweekforonesemester.Mayberepeatedforcreditwhenthetopicsvary.Prerequisite:Graduatestandingandconsentofinstructor.Topic1:BiochemicalNutrition.Topic2:NutrientRequirements.Topic3:NutritionandCancer.Topic4:NutritionandImmunology.Topic5:FoodSciences.Topic6:ClinicalNutrition.Topic7:NutritionEducation.Topic8:DevelopmentalNutrition.Topic9:FoodserviceSystems.Topic10:NutritionandMetabolism.Topic11:Obesity.NTR194,294,394.GraduateSeminarinNutritionalSciences.One,two,orthreelecturehoursaweekforonesemester.Mayberepeatedforcreditwhenthetopicsvary.Prerequisite:Graduatestandingandconsentofinstructor.Topic1:GeneralNutrition.Requiredofallstudents.Topic2:ClinicalNutrition.Topic3:MolecularandCellularNutrition.Topic4:Nutrition,Immunology,andDisease.Topic5:NutritionthroughtheLifeCycle.NTR397C,697C.ConferenceCourseinNutritionalSciences.For397C,onelecturehourandsixlaboratoryhoursaweekforonesemester;for697C,twolecturehoursandtwelvelaboratoryhoursaweekforonesemester.Mayberepeatedforcredit.Offeredonthecredit/nocreditbasisonly.Prerequisite:Graduatestandingandconsentofinstructor.NTR698.Thesis.Theequivalentofthreelecturehoursaweekfortwosemesters.Offeredonthecredit/nocreditbasisonly.Prerequisite:For698A,graduatestandinginnutritionandconsentofthegraduateadviser;for698B,Nutrition698A.NTR398R.Master'sReport.Preparationofareporttofulfilltherequirementforthemaster'sdegreeunderthereportoption.Theequivalentofthreelecturehoursaweekforonesemester.Offeredonthecredit/nocreditbasisonly.Prerequisite:Graduatestandinginnutritionandconsentofthesupervisingprofessor.NTR398T.SupervisedTeachinginNutrition.Teachingunderclosesupervision;groupmeetings,individualconferences,andreports.Threelecturehoursaweekforonesemester.Prerequisite:Graduatestandingandappointmentasateachingassistant.NTR399R,699R,999R.Dissertation.Offeredonthecredit/nocreditbasisonly.Prerequisite:Admissiontocandidacyforthedoctoraldegree.NTR399W,699W,999W.Dissertation.Offeredonthecredit/nocreditbasisonly.Prerequisite:Nutrition399R,699R,or999R.
Example of CurriculumVitaYOURNAMEDATE
CURRICULUMVITA
PERSONALDATA
Birthdate:Month,Day,Year, PlaceofBirth:City, State, Country;CitizenshipEmailAddress: [email protected]: Department of Nutrition/A2703
TheUniversityofTexasatAustinAustin,Texas 78712-1097
OfficeAddress: Building (Gearing Hall/Painter Hall)Room Number(512) 470-0000DepartmentFAX: (512)471-5630 (GEA)or471-5844
Education (present to past)Dates Degree Institution Major(example)8/26/12-present
seeking PhD
TheUniversityofTexasatAustin
NutritionalSciences
Department of Nutritional Sciences SupervisingProfessor: Department of Nutritional Sciences Dr.XXXGive information on undergraduate degree(s) andany other advanced degrees.Research and Professional ExperienceDates Employer PositionsDate Admitted to Candidacy:month/ day/year(example)9/1/04-1/15/05 TheUniversityofTexasatAustin TeachingAssistant forNTR111L
Department of Nutritional Sciences Introductory Nutrition Lab(Supervisor)
(example)9/1/04-12/31/05 TheUniversityofTexasatAustin GraduateResearchAssistant forDr.XXX
Project:givedescriptive titleofresearchproject youworkedon.ProfessionalSocieties(example)
American Society forNutrition, StudentMemberAmerican Institute of Clinical Nutrition, StudentMemberAmericanAssociation for the Advancement of Science,memberTexas State Nutrition Council,Member
CURRICULUMVITA NAME DATEProfessional and Public Service(example)
Supervised undergraduate student participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research Programin Molecular Biology, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the Howard HugesMedicalInstitute.
(example)
invitedlecturetoprofessionalorganizationAwardsandHonorarySocieties(examples)
PhiBetaKappaPhiKappaPhi
ResearchInterests
Brieflydescribeyourthesis/dissertationresearchproject.Continuebyindicatingtheworkthathasbeenaccomplishedoverthepastyearandyourplansforthecomingyear.PublicationsandContributionsGiveCOMPLETEreferences:
Forarticles:providelastnameandinitialsofallauthorsintheorderastheyappearonthepublication.Year.Completetitleofarticle.Completetitleofjournal.Volume.firstandlastpagesofarticle.
Forbooks:listauthors,completetitleofchapter,In:givecompletetitleofbook;lastnamesandinitialsofalleditors;publisher,location;firstandlastpagesofarticle.year.Articlesinrefereedjournals:Articlesinnon-refereedjournalsandbooks:Articlesinrefereedjournalsorbooksinpress:Articlesinnon-referredjournalsorbooksinpress:Articlesinrefereedjournalsorbookssubmitted:Abstracts:
Giveinformationonpostersorpresentationsatstate,nationalorinternationalmeetingshere.Besuretogivethefullnameoftheprofessionalorganization,dateandplacewheremeetingwasheld.
NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES GRADUATE STUDENT ANNUAL REVIEW FORMDATEOFREVIEW: ____________________NAMEOF STUDENTBEING REVIEWED: ______________________________________REVIEWCRITERIA: (check if applicable)_________current student curriculum vitae_________program of coursework_________satisfactory completion of Prelim Exam on: __________or scheduled for:______________________researchaccomplishments_________professional developmentRATINGS: (circleone)COMMENTS:
Satisfactory Progress Toward DegreeNeedsImprovementUnsatisfactory Progress Toward Degree
NAMESAND SIGNATURESOFALL COMMITTEEMEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN REVIEW:COMMITTEE
CHAIR/CO-CHAIRS:
x (Print Name)
x
COMMITTEEMEMBERS:
x (Print Name)
x (Print Name)
x (Print Name)
x (Print Name)
Application for Graduate Student Professional Development Award
ProfessionalDevelopmentAwardsprovidesupportforstudentstoattendmajorprofessionalmeetingsatwhich
theypresentanoriginalpaperbasedontheirresearch.NAME:______________________ DEPT:_______________________ DATE: _______EID: EMAIL ADDESS: MAILINGADDRESS:___________________________________ ZIP: __________YOUMUSTBEREGISTEREDATTHEUNIVERSITYOFTEXASATAUSTINDURINGTHESEMESTERTHEFUNDSARETOBEUSED.SUMMERREGISTRATIONWILLBEWAIVEDIFYOUWEREREGISTEREDFORTHEPRIORSPRINGSEMESTER.Name of the meeting/conference:
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Datesduringwhichyouplantoattendthemeeting: _Dateofyourpresentation:
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AreyoucurrentlyreceivingincomefromTheUniversityofTexasatAustin?Yes NoIfyouarereceivingsupport,whatisthesourceofthatsupport?
Fellowship TAorAI GRA Other–e.g.,staffemployeeListthenumberofprevioustravelawardsthatyouhavereceivedfromtheGraduateSchool:
1 2 3 4ormoreEstimatetheregistrationcosts,transportationcostsandtotalcostsassociatedwithyourattendanceatthemeeting.Pleaseprovideaccurate/currentairfares.
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Whatothersourcesofsupportandestimatedamountsareavailabletoyoutohelpdefraythecostsofyourattendingandpresentingatthismeeting.Saveacopyofthisformwhencompleted,andthenemailacopyofthecompletedformalongwithyoursupportingdocumentstoyourdepartmentorprogram’sgraduatecoordinator.Documentsrequiredinclude1)thiscompletedform,2)acopyofyourabstract,and3)abstractacceptanceevidence(copyofemail,letterorprogramconfirmingyourpresentation).
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Checklist of InstructionalDuties for TeachingAssistantsGraduate Program inNutritional SciencesListedbelowaresomedutiesthatTeachingAssistantsnormallyperform.PleaseindicatewhichofthesedutiesyourTAwillbeexpectedtoperform,andhowoftenheorsheisexpectedtodothem. Forinfrequentduties(suchascomputingfinalgrades),indicateexpecteddates.
Attendedclasses Readtextbook/assignments Takeattendance Maintainseatingchart Takeclassnotes Maintainofficehours Conductreviewsessions Conductlabsessions Gradehomework Gradeessays/papers Showfilms/videotapes Preparetransparencies Writeexamquestions Proctorexams Gradeexams Arrangeformachine-gradingofexams Maintainclassrecords/grades Preparemid-semesterreports Helpincomputingfinalgrades Teachclass/Lab Travel/errands
TA’ssignature Date Instructor’sSignature
TAEVALUATIONFORM TA’sNameCourseFacultySupervisor Semester. ResearchSupervisor
INTERPERSONAL SKILLSInteractionw/students
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Assistancew/grading
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handoutsorpacketmaterials,AVmaterials,etc.Assistancew/preparation
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PROFESSIONAL SKILLSJudgmentInitiative
Emotionalmaturity
ProfessionalstandardsofbehaviorCommitmenttoteaching
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TEACHINGSKILLSOrganization
LevelofcontentDeliveryofinformation
Useofteachingaids,handouts,AVmaterialsAbilitytoanswer
questionsEngagementofstudents’attentionandinterest
OVERALLEFFECTIVENESSASATA/AII havereadandreviewedmyTAevaluationwiththefacultyinchargeofthisclass.TA’sSignature Date
FacultySignature Date Pleasereturnthecompletedevaluationformby totheGraduateCoordinator.Supervisor’scommentsarebasedon indirectevidencesuchascommentsofstudents,students’evaluations directevidenceobtainedbyobserving (#)lab(s),discussion(s),orreviewsession(s)ledbyTA.
ExampleofTimeLogfordocumentingTADuties
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GuidetoEstablishingResponsibilitiesinSharedSpaceandEquipmentAreas1
Campus-widetherehasbeenincreasedemphasisonresearcherssharinglaboratory/teachingspaceandequipmenttomakemoreefficientuseoftheseresources.Examplesofsharedusearecorefacilitiesandanalyticalequipmentlocatedinaresearcher’slaboratorybutsharedwithothers.Oftenitisnotclearwhoisresponsibleforthesharedspaceorequipment.Whenthisoccursandhazardousorradioactivematerialsareinvolved,safetyandregulatorycomplianceproblemsmayarise.Theseproblemsfrequentlyinvolvecontaminationorwastethatisnotidentifiedorlabeledproperly.Undetectedchemicalorradioactivecontaminationcouldcausepotentiallyharmfulexposurestoothersusingthespaceorequipment,andnotlabelingthesematerialsviolatesseveralfederalandstateregulations.
Forthesereasons,EnvironmentalHealthandSafety(EHS)highlyrecommendsthatacompetentindividual2bedesignatedasthepersonresponsibleformanagingsharedspaceandequipment.Analternateshouldalsobespecifiedsothatmanagementcontinueswhentheprimarydesigneeisabsent.
Allresearchersareresponsibleforensuringtheirownsafetycompliancetrainingisuptodate.ChecktheEnvironmentalHealthandSafetywebsiteforonlinetrainingandclasses.http://www.utexas.edu/safety/ehs/train/
Thedesigneewilldevelop,implement,andenforcebasicprocedurestocontrolcontaminationandwastes.Adherencetotheproceduresshouldpreventmostcontaminationandwasteproblems;however,ifaproblemoccurs,thepersonresponsibleshallensuretheissueiscorrectedinatimelymanner.WhatfollowsareEHSrecommendedproceduresforthedifferentsharedspaceandequipmentscenarios.
Securableresearchspacerecommendedprocedures
SecurableresearchspaceisresearchrelatedspacewithlockingdoorsusedbymorethanonePrincipalInvestigator(PI)orfacultymember.Examplesofsecurablespaceinclude,butarenotlimitedto,instrumentrooms,coldrooms,warmrooms,anddarkrooms.
Recommendedprocedures:
1. Departments,colleges,orresearchunitsmustdesignateacompetentindividualas
thesinglepoint-of-contactresponsibleforeachsecurableroomwhichisusedinsupportofresearchbutissharedbymorethanonePI.
2. Biological,chemical,orradioactivestockandin-processmaterialsmustbe
properlylabeledandtheroommustbesecuredwhennooneinthesharinggroupisinthearea.